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USB Stick Install Solved

I have been reading the forums here for awhile, and decided to figure it out.

Steps:
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Download and install 'Universal USB Installer' - Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3 | USB Pen Drive Linux
Download Astaro ASG v8 iso - ftp://ftp.astaro.de/Astaro_Security_Gateway/v8/software_appliance/iso/
Open the Universal USB Installer, for Step 1: Select the last option, 'Try Unlisted Linux ISO (New Syslinux)'
For Step 2: Select the Astaro ISO
For Step 3: Select your USB Key. I used a 512MB U3 Kingston
Click 'Create', Eject the USB Key and Boot your soon-to-be Astaro Box
Press to Start the Installer
On the First Screen, hit Alt-F2.
Follow this sequence:
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bash-3.2# mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt
bash-3.2# cd /install
bash-3.2# mkdir install
bash-3.2# cd install
bash-3.2# cp -a /mnt/install/* .
Hit Alt-F1

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Finish the Installation, Reboot and Enjoy.

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Please post questions, experiences etc. This has worked for me, but it's my first experience with Astaro, so I thought I'd share in hopes others can benefit.

Cheers,
-fred

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0 BarryG over 10 years ago

Wow, thanks for the info!

Astaro, could you please streamline this?

Barry
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0 nicadmin over 10 years ago

Just tried this with the newest ISO and had to use /dev/sdb1 instead of /dev/sdb2. However, the remainder of the install was flawless! Thanks!
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0 eFrisky over 10 years ago in reply to nicadmin

Great job Fred!

Just tried this method to re-install the latest ASG software on my old box that's heading to a friend this week.  Your instructions worked just as described.

As nicadmin noted, I also had to reference '/dev/sdb1'.  I just used the old trusty method of interrogating the dmesg to positively identify the USB device and appropriate partition.

bash-3.2# dmesg | grep sdb

To summarize, well I think it's fair to say you've saved many hours of user's time and effort in the future by documenting this easy-USB-install method.

In fact, last night I had already installed the lastest ASG on the very same box (but the box doesn't have an optical drive fitted); dig out CD-ROM drive, dig out IDE cable, dig out molex power supply, hook it all ap, wait and wait for spinning action to install ASG.  Well it's all a heck of a lot more hassle than the USB method I just used!

Perhaps these instructions could find their way into the knowledgebase?
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0 erickasper over 10 years ago

Wow! Just installed 8.102 on a Xeon 2.8 box in 7 minutes! I tried doing this before but failed without the shell interaction you have provided and just listened to Astaro that it wouldn't work unless you had the thumb drive that emulated a CD-ROM.

FYI, I too had to use /dev/sdb1, but that's easy to figure out.

Astaro can definitely incorporate that fairly easily. I'm not sure why they haven't already. It saves time...and for those of us not only using this at home, time is money.

Eric
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0 BarryG over 10 years ago

FWIW, this doesn't work on 7.507.
/ is only 29 MB so the copy fails.
I also tried ln -s instead of cp, but it still fails.

Barry
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0 techuser over 10 years ago

Great Job!!
Would it work for Astaro Appliances??
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0 BarryG over 10 years ago

It should.
You need to first wipe the disk when converting a licensed appliance to a software license.
And you'll need a monitor and keyboard hooked up; no headless install for the software version.

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0 winterps over 10 years ago

is there a way to let it run from the usb? i don't want to wipe the drive (irreplaceable old software i still use a couple times a year)

i guess i could buy a new drive and run off that

thx
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0 BarryG over 10 years ago

Get another drive.

Barry
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0 xplane over 10 years ago in reply to BarryG
I have been reading the forums here for awhile, and decided to figure it out.

Steps:
[LIST=1]
Download and install 'Universal USB Installer' - Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3 | USB Pen Drive Linux
Download Astaro ASG v8 iso - ftp://ftp.astaro.de/Astaro_Security_Gateway/v8/software_appliance/iso/
Open the Universal USB Installer, for Step 1: Select the last option, 'Try Unlisted Linux ISO (New Syslinux)'
For Step 2: Select the Astaro ISO
For Step 3: Select your USB Key. I used a 512MB U3 Kingston
Click 'Create', Eject the USB Key and Boot your soon-to-be Astaro Box
Press to Start the Installer
On the First Screen, hit Alt-F2.
Follow this sequence:
[LIST=1]
bash-3.2# mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt
bash-3.2# cd /install
bash-3.2# mkdir install
bash-3.2# cd install
bash-3.2# cp -a /mnt/install/* .
Hit Alt-F1
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Finish the Installation, Reboot and Enjoy.
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Please post questions, experiences etc. This has worked for me, but it's my first experience with Astaro, so I thought I'd share in hopes others can benefit.

Cheers,
-fred

Dear thefred,

you're a genius!

Thanks to your help, I managed to install Astaro Security Gateway 8.103 on a flepo mini pc delta, a Barebone with 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD.

Many Thanks!
xplane
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