Installing to a usb pen drive


Forum: USB booting
Topic: Installing to a usb pen drive
started by: Rafinator
Posted by Rafinator on Feb. 04 2006,02:28
So I went to this site < http://www.spcug.net/linuxinfo.html > and downloaded the file they advised me to.  I downloaded the 50meg.zip file and I know have it on my comp.  There's a folder inside of there.  Could someone tell me how to get this onto my 256mb pen drive?  Should I get a bigger pen drive?  Anyways, this is my first encounter with linux, many of my friens use it tho.  I figured it would be perfect for booting at school.
Posted by Rafinator on Feb. 04 2006,02:29
I suppose I just copy the whole folder to teh pen drive, or can I just copy the files inside the folder?  Sry for double post.
Posted by humpty on Feb. 06 2006,02:45
i think that site's describing an embedded install which you just run inside windows.

if you want to install on your pen drive, first download the .iso file (not the zip file), burn it on a cd, boot the cd and there's a menu where you can install to usb-pen.
Posted by Elsterap on Feb. 11 2006,16:17
Quote (humpty @ Feb. 05 2006,21:45)
i think that site's describing an embedded install which you just run inside windows.

if you want to install on your pen drive, first download the .iso file (not the zip file), burn it on a cd, boot the cd and there's a menu where you can install to usb-pen.

Once you have installed to pen can you then download pictures and programmes like Opera onto the pen drive and use them every time you go onto Linux?
Posted by Guest on Feb. 17 2006,20:40
Quote (humpty @ Feb. 05 2006,21:45)
i think that site's describing an embedded install which you just run inside windows.

if you want to install on your pen drive, first download the .iso file (not the zip file), burn it on a cd, boot the cd and there's a menu where you can install to usb-pen.

I don`t know which option i have to choose. Shall i choose USB-HDD or USB-ZIP

Sorry for my bad English :> I`m just a German Child :P
Posted by Holzster on Feb. 18 2006,00:47
Quote (Guest @ Feb. 17 2006,15:40)
Quote (humpty @ Feb. 05 2006,21:45)
i think that site's describing an embedded install which you just run inside windows.

if you want to install on your pen drive, first download the .iso file (not the zip file), burn it on a cd, boot the cd and there's a menu where you can install to usb-pen.

I don`t know which option i have to choose. Shall i choose USB-HDD or USB-ZIP

Sorry for my bad English :> I`m just a German Child :P

USB zip is good for older PC - but it installs a small boot partition & assigns the rest of the pen drive to the regular partition.   This is good for most older PC's

USB HDD is good for newer (about 2001 7 newer) motherboards. This one is good you can also create a boot floppy that will boot to the usb device.

I hope I am right here as I have been reading a lot abou tthis but I am REAL new
Posted by cbagger01 on Feb. 19 2006,02:55
Choose USBHDD by default unless you have no other choice.

USBZIP is only needed if your (older) PC supports ONLY USB Zipdrive booting and NOT supports USB Harddrive booting.
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