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ok, I KNOW i have been through this in the past. senility and old age however prevent me from remembering the fix.

 

modified toronto remastered it and from the CD works fine.

 

but i just bought a new Sandisk 2GB Cruiser (with new U3 technology,whatver that is)

 

wiped the usb, killed the mbr and attempted to install it to the USB.

 

I partitioned the key w/ 1 partition FAT32 (no option for Fat16)

 

tried with no 2nd partition and tried to create the 2nd part a 1.3gb EXT3

 

when i try and boot from the Key i get:

 

"OPERATING SYSTEM LOADING ERROR"

 

like i said i know there is a fix, i know its simple, i just cant remember.

 

BTW, when i did the 1st partition creation through MCC it defaults to "\" and I backspace that out.

 

any and all assistance is appreciated.

 

thanks

 

j

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Look here:

 

https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?s=&...st&p=316261

 

In your case, with this U3 software the sandisk has a broken partition table that you don't see in the MCC.

Wipe it clean, as described in the above link.

 

The short version:

 

C. In some cases you need to overwrite a completely messed up partition table. Even and in particular on factory preformatted usb sticks. An example is the SanDisk Cruzer 2 GB. It has a sort hidden partition (?) which prevents the BIOS to recognize the stick as a boot device.

When you try to boot you'll see a message like: 'no operating system found'.

The fix is easy, tested and it works. Read on ...

 

Example, your device is /dev/sdb:

su

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M count=2

 

Be very carefully, that you don't specify an internal or external hard disk. You will erase the MBR, incl. the bootloader and the partition table.

Now you can create a new partition and format it. In the input field where it asks for a mount point, empty it, no mount point, no / !

 

D. Run the 'Create Live USB' wizard.

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