I've also had some success with 'livecd-iso-to-disk' for making USB media. With SL 6.4 these tools have been moved out of the main tree and into the 'addons' repo You can find them at http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/addons/ Pat On 03/11/2013 10:30 AM, Geoff Newson wrote: > Hi Steven, > > I was looking at something similar to this myself recently and came across > both of the issues that you mention. I was using a kickstart file for the > install and this is what worked for me... > > To get around the issue where the install image wasn't found I actually > copied the DVD iso file into the root directory of the USB stick created by > unetbootin. That allowed the install to continue. > > To get around the issue of the bootloader being installed onto the USB key > being /sda I updated the kickstart file. There is a line starting > bootloader to which I added the following parameter and value > "--driveorder=sdb,sda" which as you might guess swaps the order that the > disks are expected to be used. Saved mucking about with grub as it just > worked. No need to have the USB key in after the install. > > Regards, > Geoff Newson. > > > On 11 March 2013 13:17, Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > On 03/10/2013 06:06 AM, Steven Haigh wrote: > > On 10/03/2013 9:05 PM, Steven Haigh wrote: > > On 9/03/2013 7:56 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote: > > > Network Install Images: > > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/images/boot.iso > > > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/images/boot.iso > > > > > I believe these should be: > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/os/images/boot.iso > > > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/os/images/boot.iso > > > > For what its worth, I just used unetbootin to copy the DVD to a USB > stick to try the install, but it failed saying it can't find the > install > image. > > I'm currently trying it again but with the network install ISO > instead... > > > Ok, so this time the install went ok using the NFS method and the > DVD ISO mounted on a network connected machine. > > The bootloader was installed to /dev/sda - problem is - this was the > USB stick. It doesn't look like it installed the bootloader to > /dev/sdb - which would have been the SSD drive on this netbook. > > So, I left the USB key in until grub appeared, then removed the USB > stick. This made the SSD come up as /dev/sda > > From there on, I needed to edit /etc/grub.conf to properly show the > correct drive layout of the system: > root(hd0,0) instead of root(hd1,0) > > Then run: > grub-install --recheck /dev/sda > > Then install grub again just to be sure: > grub-install /dev/sda > > Then I could boot ok. > > I'm wondering if it is worthwhile checking if /dev/sda is a > removable disk / USB stick, and if so, move onto the next as > default? Or maybe prompt? > > > > That is a good idea! > > Unfortunately this behavior comes from upstream, I fear submitting a > bugzilla is the best recommendation I can offer. > > Pat > > -- > Pat Riehecky > > Scientific Linux developer > http://www.scientificlinux.org/ > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > -- Pat Riehecky Scientific Linux developer http://www.scientificlinux.org/