Getting ready - and it's been painful

Started by D-Dan, Aug 01, 2010, 17:22:52

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D-Dan

Well, if anyone is interested - I'll do Linux Mint in an 8 gig stick for £30 :)

Steve
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Rik

Do they do a pastrami version, Steve? ;)
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I've got four USB sticks and one of them is a dedicated USB bootable Ubuntu.

It's a great tool to whip out of the bag when someone says "My computer is not working, I need all of my music, pictures, videos and documents".  It makes recovery of said items alot easier.  Well aslong as the physical HDD in the computer isn't completely dead.


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D-Dan

Just an update on this. As already mentioned, after trying several distros, Mint has been the one that worked best when installed to a USB stick.

So now the real testing starting, poking my stick into any port that would let me (so to speak). Up to now I've successfully booted and used my portable OS on:

My main desktop (Phenom II X4 965)
My second rig (Athlon X2 4800)
A Gateway C2D laptop
An HP laptop
Dell dimension desktop (old)
Asus Netbook

Everytime - it just works. I think I've found the solution to lugging round a heavy computer. I simply attach the stick to my keyring and wherever there's a computer with a USB port, I have my own OS ready to go.

Oh, and yes - I figured out how to fully password protect it so if I lose it there's no harm done.

Steve

PS - this is on an 8 Gig stick - I'm thinking of investing in a 16 Gig before I leave. Although the bare install restricts you to a 4Gig persistent drive, there's a way to use all the available space, which I've employed and tested. Aria have some barebones 16 Gig USB drives (the best type for this kind of project) for just £23 :) Maybe I can take Cinema 4D with me as well, then.

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Rik

You'd better write us a step-by-step guide, Steve. :)
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pctech

Are you planning to market it as Boot and Go? If you are a particular shampoo manufacturer may take exception  ;D


Rik

Naah, Phil's guide will be head and shoulders above the rest. ;D
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D-Dan

Now I don't want to be angry, but that's enough timotei make my blood boil.

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Bill

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BQMs-  IPv4  IPv6


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Rik

He might just have been settling a score, of course. ;)
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pctech

I've always thought that a bizarre custom.

I watched the news when they brought Yasser Arafat's body back to Gaza and were firing into the air and there was apparently celebratory gunfire over Baghdad when Saddam was toppled.

Its a controversial view I know but it does make you wonder whether some places are in fact peaceful.


Rik

Any place where there's that many firearms in private hands can't be very safe.
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Glenn

Not too much trouble in Switzerland though.
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