[Cialug] Swap for a USB Drive

[Nathan C. Smith]

Don't use a cheap no-name.  Sandisk or Kingston.  I have cheap no-names that don't mount under Linux but look fine under Windows.  Their characteristics seem to change each time they get plugged in.

I've done what you want to do successfully with a Sandisk drive in the past.

-Nate

From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Rob Miller
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 3:30 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Swap for a USB Drive

David:  Thank you for the links.  Do you recommend one particular USB stick or manufacturer?  Rob
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:17 PM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com<mailto:dchamp1337 at gmail.com>> wrote:
There are some Linux distributions that are tailored to run from USB stick. Here's one example:

http://www.mandriva.com/en/downloads/2011/

http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Installing_Mandriva_Linux#Installation_from_a_USB_stick
You may want to use the 32 bit version, unless you're sure all of the machines you will be using are 64 bit.

-dc

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Rob Miller <rob at dotcomservices.com<mailto:rob at dotcomservices.com>> wrote:
I would like to have a USB (thumb/flash) drive with a flavor of Linux loaded on it.  Seems I am using so many different computers - wife's laptop, daughter's netbook, desktop at the public library, my own decrepit desktop, etc.  I have an ASUS portable wireless 4-in-1 router, model WL-330gE that I would be happy to swap.  I would also be happy to go out and buy a USB drive for you to use; just tell me which one works best ... I have used SUSE the most over the past five or six years as my desktop (after starting with "Lindows") and also I once tried installing one of the "small" distros on an ancient laptop; I think it was Puppy or D*mn Small Linux.  The ASUS unit has only been used once or twice and should be in good shape.  Thank you.

Rob Miller - rob at dotcomservices.com<mailto:rob at dotcomservices.com>



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