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kgtrain
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24. May 2007 @ 04:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello to all,
I have a bootable Linux ISO program on my computer which I would like to load onto a USB flash drive & make it bootable, instead of a CD. Is this at all possible and if so what would be the best way to go about it?
Also could I still use it as an everyday flash drive & transfer information between computers with the bootable Linux ISO program still stored on it?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers
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24. May 2007 @ 04:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes you can boot most linux distros from usb.
http://openfacts.berlios.de/index-en.pht...e_USB_key_HOWTO
and you can still use the drive for normal use. but you need to format to fat for that to work

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iamdavid
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30. May 2007 @ 13:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
why wouldnt you want to boot from a cd?
it's really easy
DMW
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2. June 2007 @ 08:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Download DSL, boot it from the CD and use the install to USB pen optoin. In about 5 mins from boot to re-boot you set to go from your USB pen drive.

Hell of a lot slower boot time than using a CD, but easier to carry around.


kgtrain
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2. August 2007 @ 02:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thank you DWM it has worked. Ya I knew it would take longer but I hate carrying around cd's & the flash drive is on my keyring.. so much easier!
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2. August 2007 @ 04:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Glad you got it sorted, it is a hell of a lot more convenient having it on a keyring, always there, just incase.


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1. October 2007 @ 12:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
KGtrain,

Once you did all that, did your linux ISO program automatically run from the thumb drive also? If so, this is exactly what I need to do as well. Only my linux-based ISO is on a CD and I want to put it on a thumb drive. Any other suggestions?

Thanks a million!
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1. October 2007 @ 13:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
DSL (Damn Small linux) was the only one I have booted from a USB drive, simply because the option is built into the live disk and it was an easy operation.

If you have a specific distro you are trying to get onto USb you could try looking at http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ as they give some easy to follow tutorials.

Hope it helps.


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23. November 2007 @ 10:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no DSL is not the only one dude... theres a linux out there called Slax Kill bill edition it uses KDE desktop and it is nice for when harddrives crap out so u can serves them

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23. November 2007 @ 13:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Here is how to boot just about anything from any media that is supported by the bios. http://syslinux.zytor.com/
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