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Bootable Linux Thumb Drive - free software download or buy preloaded thumbdrive

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rugby1:
Yeah, I already own a 1 Gig thumb drive so I can't see paying for another one which is preloaded .....  I would buy a preloaded one though if I didn't already own one.   

grumble:
Speaking of Thumb Drives, I noticed that Best Buy was selling 1Gb Memorex thumb drives for $49 the other day.
As for DSL; I was really impressed with it. It's surprisingly useful and very easy to install and modify to your needs.

markb:
When the price hits about

Grasshopper:

--- Quote from: markb on January 28, 2006, 04:35:48 pm ---Be aware though that not all motherboards are capable of booting from a USB drive, especially the older ones.

--- End quote ---

Yes, booting from USB still seems to be a bit hit or miss with many motherboards. It's amazing how primitive most BIOSes still are.

When I upgraded my motherboard's BIOS a while back I noticed that boot from USB-FDD and USB-ZIP options had been added but they don't appear to work and Asus' technical support is a joke.

As a temporary solution I've managed to set up a simple dual boot system so that the AdvanceCD kernel is booted from hard disk and then all the files are accessed from the thumb drive in the normal way. Not ideal but it will do until I eventually upgrade my motherboard.

Another alternative is to get a CF card and buy one of these adapters.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Compact-Flash-CF-to-IDE-adapter-2-backpanel-ver_W0QQitemZ5859539646QQcategoryZ41994QQcmdZViewItem

I bought one a couple of weeks ago but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Theoretically it should be faster than a thumb drive. The only real downside is that the CF cards are not hot-pluggable.

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