well first of all do this

n create a pendrive bootable version of dsl

    Note: This guide assumes that your USB Flash Drive is "F:". Please replace "F" with the correct drive letter.

There are two methods. For either method, you will need:

    * A USB flash drive (also called flash disk, pendrive, USB stick...)
    * Download "dsl-embedded.zip" from http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html (49Mb - The Torrent is recommended, and is often the fastest)

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Method I

   1. Format your flash drive, from cmd.exe (the "DOS" window) type:

      FORMAT F: /fs:FAT32

   2. Unzip "dsl-embedded.zip" to your flash drive (you could use the "Extract all files" built into XP with the destination as "F:\")
   3. Download Syslinux - Syslinux can also be used by various other platforms, such as Unix.
   4. Go to a command prompt and run syslinux for your drive from \win32\syslinux.exe typing

    

Quote: SYSLINUX -ma F:

now do this to create a boot floppy

if you are using Windows, please download and install the rawrite32 bootfloppy creation program here:

     http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite.htm

and then use it to select the bootfloppy.img file and create a boot floppy disk. Make sure that you have a blank floppy disk inserted because the creation will begin suddenly with no confirmations.

If your boot floppy does not work, try using a different or newer floppy disk. Even a single bad sector on a floppy disk can prevent DSL from booting up.

Once you have your boot floppy working, the following command is required at the boot prompt in order to boot the USB pendrive:

     dsl fromusb    

To boot from CD, the command is :

     dsl fromcd

You may append whatever additional cheat codes you wish.