To install the live DVD on a hard disc, you need to do the following steps:
1. Connect the hard disc to your computer.
2. Boot Linux on your computer (e.g. Live DVD Kubuntu).
3. Create partitions with fdisk (don't create a GPT partition table with gparted or similar):
partition: swap partition (e.g. 128 MByte)
partition: root file system (remaining hard disc)
4. Format root file system with:
mkfs.ext2 -I 128 /dev/DEVICENODE
NOTE: Replace "DEVICENODE" by your real device node (e.g. sdc2).
5. Format swap partition
mkswap /dev/SWAP
NOTE: Replace "SWAP" by your real device node (e.g. sdc1).
6. Mount DISC.BIN from the DVD.
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/src
sudo mount -r -o loop /media/dvd/DISC.BIN /mnt/src
7. Mount hard disc:
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/dst
sudo mount /dev/DEVICENODE /mnt/dst
NOTE: Replace "DEVICENODE" by your real device node (e.g. sdc2).
8. Copy all files
sudo cp -a /mnt/src/* /mnt/dst/
9. Copy fstab
sudo cp /mnt/dst/etc/fstab.orig /mnt/dst/etc/fstab
9. Edit fstab:
Line 1:
Replace "#SWAP" by /dev/hda1
Line 2:
Replace first "unionfs" by /dev/hda2
Replace second "unionfs" by ext2
Line 3:
Remove line (ROOTDEVICE)
10. Set video mode:
sudo echo "PAL" >/mnt/dst/etc/xmode
OR
sudo echo "NTSC" >/mnt/dst/etc/xmode
11. Umount
sudo umount /mnt/dst
sudo umount /mnt/src
12. Copy KLOADER.ELF and VMLINUX from the DVD to your memory card.
13. Start KLOADER.ELF on you ps2. Start with parameter "--no-cdvd" if it is hanging because of the broken laser.
14. Select VMLINUX from memory card in kernelloader as kernel.
15. Select "Disable initrd".
16. Select "Set to hda2" in kernelloader.
17. Select "Save Current Config"
18. Select "Boot Current Config".
Then the Live DVD will run full speed from the hard disc.