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Topic: Installing DSL onto USB drive using windows?!, Any one?

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razta

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Posted: July 21 2005,23:19

Alright everyone,

Im new to linux so please dont laugh. I want to boot linux from a USB memory stick or pen drive or what ever you want to call it. I know you need a USB-HDD or USBFLASH bootable memory stick. You can buy the USBFLASH memory stick with DSL allready installed from this website but I need a USB-HDD memory stick that can boot DSL. The only thing is because Ive hardly ever used linux I dont really know how to use it that well. I was just wondering if any one knows how or where I could learn how to make a bootable USB memory stick with DSL using a windows OS?!

Any suggestions or hints will be greatly appreatiated.

Thank you for putting up with my lame questions.

Razta

razta

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Posted: July 21 2005,23:22

Ive made a Live linux CD before by burning the ISO image to a blank CD using NERO burning rom.

Would I just have to burn the ISO image to the memory stick and make it bootable?!

Thanks again

razta

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Posted: July 21 2005,23:36

Just to say I found some usefull info...

Cant try them untill Ive actually bought my memory stick! >:-(

Will try these out when Ive bought my stick and keep you all posted on my progress.

Heres the websites:

http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.php]

and

http://www.aaltonen.us/archive....ddendum

Hope this helps some one.

cbagger01

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Posted: July 22 2005,03:22

The easy fast way to do it is:

Download the dsl ISO file

Burn it as an IMAGE from Nero
For Nero 5.x choose "File -> Burn Image"
For Nero 6.x exit the Nero Express Wizard and then choose "Recorder -> Burn Image" from the menu.

Set your BIOS to allow for booting from CDROM. Boot the new livecd disk.

Insert your pendrive into the USB port.

Right Click on the desktop to bring up the "Start"like main menu and choose "Install to USB pen drive" and choose USBHDD and follow the prompts.

razta
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Posted: July 22 2005,14:10

ing magic mate!

Will give it a go when I get my memory stick on friday!

Cant wait!!!!!!

Thanks for putting up with me.

razta

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