11:36 a.m.
Ok, so I finally have a PC that will allow me to boot from a USB
stick. I can set up a 'live' USB stick the same as a 'live' CD/DVD.
Done this a couple of times over the weekend with both Ubuntu and
Lubuntu (the 2nd didn't work for some reason). But, I don't want a
live version I want to be able to run the distro, and it doesn't have
to be Ubuntu, from the USB stick and be able to save stuff to it or
alter what's on there if I wish just like HDD. The stick I want to
use is only 2gb so I know I am limited hence me stating it doesn't
have to be Ubuntu (or even Xubuntu). Trouble is everywhere I look it
only gives instructions for creating a 'live' stick :-(
Am I on a hiding to nothing with this one?
Oh, yes, it does have to be a GUI desktop but I'm fairly happy with
the lightweights (openbox, fluxbox etc).
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5:52 p.m.
I'd suggest taking a look at Puppy Linux. It runs in a 'live' mode but
when it is shut down it writes any changes you have made to a file on
the USB stick. These are then reloaded the next time you boot.
On 04/10/10 11:36, Kevanf1 wrote:
Ok, so I finally have a PC that will allow me to boot from a USB
stick. I can set up a 'live' USB stick the same as a 'live' CD/DVD.
Done this a couple of times over the weekend with both Ubuntu and
Lubuntu (the 2nd didn't work for some reason). But, I don't want a
live version I want to be able to run the distro, and it doesn't have
to be Ubuntu, from the USB stick and be able to save stuff to it or
alter what's on there if I wish just like HDD. The stick I want to
use is only 2gb so I know I am limited hence me stating it doesn't
have to be Ubuntu (or even Xubuntu). Trouble is everywhere I look it
only gives instructions for creating a 'live' stick :-(
Am I on a hiding to nothing with this one?
Oh, yes, it does have to be a GUI desktop but I'm fairly happy with
the lightweights (openbox, fluxbox etc).
10:34 p.m.
You realise that, if using the 'Startup Disk Creator' in Ubuntu (System
-> Administration) it will allow you to allocate a portion of your USB
disk as 'read/write' space, to allow the saving of settings?
I've done this with a 1GB stick and with about 128MB of rw space, it's
been enough for configuration settings/small packages.
HTH. :)
Tom
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 11:36 +0100, Kevanf1 wrote:
Ok, so I finally have a PC that will allow me to boot from a USB
stick. I can set up a 'live' USB stick the same as a 'live' CD/DVD.
Done this a couple of times over the weekend with both Ubuntu and
Lubuntu (the 2nd didn't work for some reason). But, I don't want a
live version I want to be able to run the distro, and it doesn't have
to be Ubuntu, from the USB stick and be able to save stuff to it or
alter what's on there if I wish just like HDD. The stick I want to
use is only 2gb so I know I am limited hence me stating it doesn't
have to be Ubuntu (or even Xubuntu). Trouble is everywhere I look it
only gives instructions for creating a 'live' stick :-(
Am I on a hiding to nothing with this one?
Oh, yes, it does have to be a GUI desktop but I'm fairly happy with
the lightweights (openbox, fluxbox etc).
11:08 p.m.
Hi there, martin here
is Lubuntu OK?
if so here might help:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/put-lubuntu-on-a-flash-drive-using-windows/
it has something called a persistence feature (basically means it
remembers what you did and has some space on the drive to save items)
(first time reply hope I was useful)
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 22:34 +0100, Tom Hill wrote:
You realise that, if using the 'Startup Disk Creator' in
Ubuntu (System
-> Administration) it will allow you to allocate a portion of your USB
disk as 'read/write' space, to allow the saving of settings?
I've done this with a 1GB stick and with about 128MB of rw space, it's
been enough for configuration settings/small packages.
HTH. :)
Tom
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 11:36 +0100, Kevanf1 wrote:
> Ok, so I finally have a PC that will allow me to boot from a USB
> stick. I can set up a 'live' USB stick the same as a 'live'
CD/DVD.
> Done this a couple of times over the weekend with both Ubuntu and
> Lubuntu (the 2nd didn't work for some reason). But, I don't want a
> live version I want to be able to run the distro, and it doesn't have
> to be Ubuntu, from the USB stick and be able to save stuff to it or
> alter what's on there if I wish just like HDD. The stick I want to
> use is only 2gb so I know I am limited hence me stating it doesn't
> have to be Ubuntu (or even Xubuntu). Trouble is everywhere I look it
> only gives instructions for creating a 'live' stick :-(
>
> Am I on a hiding to nothing with this one?
>
> Oh, yes, it does have to be a GUI desktop but I'm fairly happy with
> the lightweights (openbox, fluxbox etc).
>
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11:32 a.m.
Hi Guys. Thanks for the input. Firstly, Lubuntu. Tried this over
the weekend (see my OP) it wouldn't play for some reason. Puppy?
Yep, like it and have used it in the past (about 3 or 4 years ago) but
not recently. This is a strong possibility.
The Ubuntu installer? I've gone into that, it listed the USB stick
(it's a 2gb stick) but it just flags up the error message that the
stick is not large enough? Yet the help files state that anything
over 1gb is fine. This is using the 10.04 CD. Yes, I am looking at
the right bit. Administration - Create Startup CD (is that clue? that
they have changed it since 8.10 when it said USB 'stick'). I actually
wanted to go down this route as it is the least harmful to a USB
stick. The Ubuntu start up disk used to create a live 'drive' but, as
stated, with persistence. It did not make use of a swap file. That
is pretty crucial because the swap file will soon eat up those read
write cycles on USB stick.
I'm going to give wait a couple of days and download Ubuntu 10.10
Then I'll se if that will play ball... If not it'll be Puppy probably
:-)
Cheers.
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