HD Install :: Booting HD install from CD



Okay...  This is EXACTLY what I'm trying to do!  So, I was glad to find this explanation on the "Poorman's" install.

I've got everything set up correctly, as near as I can tell.

The boot directory is on the root of C:\.  The KNOPPIX directory, with the file called KNOPPIX is on the root of C:\

I boot with a floppy. This is the line I type:
fb800x600 dsl fromhd=/dev/hda1

I need the fb800x600 because that's the only resolution supported by the laptop.
The message I get:
Sorry, cannot find Knoppix file system.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
The fromhd and tohd boot codes are when booting from the cdrom.
Since you are using a boot floppy try this:

boot:  fb800x600
Holy flocking schnit!!  It worked!!

WhooHoo!
Thanks, dude!
Okay...  Now...

Because it thinks it's running off a CD, editing filelist.lst doesn't do anything.

Is there an easy workaround?

I see there is supposed to be a way to backup the whole thing.  But, I cannot find a valid device.  For that matter, the "hda" devices I have, all show up blank (no files) in emelfm.

Pardon me for being a n00b....  But, this is how we learn...
Update:  What I learned tonight.

I have 2 Fat32 partitions on my hd.  They show up as hda4 and hda5.  Since the system itself is using hda4, the only one I can mount for writing is hda5.
So, I mount that, and run the backup routine.

I restore at restart using:
boot:  fb800x600 dsl restore=hda5

Nothing is restored.

So, I FTP myself a copy of filelst.lst from one of my customized embedded versions.  I overwrite the one on the home/dsl folder.

Change some stuff, backup, restart, and restore with the same command line.

This time all the desktop settings are remembered, but things like changes to Firefox are lost.

I'm so close....  What is the missing piece of the puzzle here?


EDIT:  Okay...  This is interesting.  I ran that whole routine again, but rebooted using simply, "dsl restore=hda5" and EVERY single thing saved....  I'm not sure what the difference is there, but, ther end result is better.
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