[Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem installing to USB

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

I have tried to get the install to USB to work with no luck.

I used the script provided and that builds a stick good enough so that
the machine sees GRUB and tries to boot but it dumps me to the BASH-LIKE
interface of GRUB.

I tried to cat (hd0,0)/boot/grub/grub.conf but all I got was garbage (a
series of ??????????)

I copied all the startup commands on a separate computer (I did that to
make sure grub.conf was not corrupted) and I could look at the file fine.

I tried again and this time I type the root/kernel/initrd commands that
I copied from the file and the bastard booted fine.

At that point suspecting a GRUB problem I wiped the stick and tried to
rebuild it by hand with the GRUB from my computer (version 0.97). I did
what I am used to which is a boot partition (sdh1) a root partition
(sdh3) and a config partition (sdh2) all ext2. I installed grub to sdh1
and changed the config so that it was (hd0,0)/ instead of (hd0,0)/boot/
and strange enough that worked just fine. No problem booting up, other
than failing to find the iso to finish booting.

I need help either getting the original scheme working (how can I make
grub see grub.conf?) or my manual scheme working (how can I tell it
where the ISO is?)

Any help is much appreciated.