HD Install :: DSL HD install on USB stick

I have a laptop that has no CD/floppy drive. I'm trying to wipe out the HDD on it and install a Linux distro. I tried a HDD install of DSL on the USB stick (bootusb.img doesn't work, since my BIOS recognizes the stick as a HDD, not a ZIP/LS drive), and everything seemed to work fine - LILO started up, Tux appeared on top of the screen (initrd must've loaded), and a whole lot of messages appeared (kernel must've loaded). The problem occurred when the modules were being calculated. It gave a whole bunch of "Module not found" errors, and finally the kernel panic'ed. It seems like it was using /dev/hda as its root, but I guess /dev/sda should be its root (since I'm booting off an USB stick). My "newbie guess" is that the device mapping is corrupted, so /dev/hda doesn't map to /dev/sda... maybe... I'm using DSL 0.8 to boot, and followed (basically) the instructions on the FAQ (http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-hd-install.html). Any clues as to what the problem is? Thanks in advance!

I would not advise to attempt a hard drive install onto a USB pendrive.
Take a look at this post: http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....1;t=185

original here.