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12-29-2005, 12:26 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 511
|  Is it possible to install an OS on a USB key?
Hi,
Is it possible to install and OS and boot on it from a USB key? I would like to install a trim down linux on a USB key and then just plug it in my PC to boot on Linux. I don't really care if it's slower than a hard drive. Is it slower or faster? And is it possible?
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12-29-2005, 12:34 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 79
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Interesting question, but I have never tried this before. I'm curious, do you have a specific need to do this or are you just experimenting? Knoppix is a great distro and runs from the CD. You might try that if you're looking for portability.
If you do figure this out, let us know, I would be interested to see how it is done.
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12-29-2005, 12:38 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 109
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I don't think so, because if you look in CMOS, it won't pick up any drives in the USB ports
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12-29-2005, 01:03 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,246
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**** Small Linux (yeah, that's what it's called) has a USB setup. It's only a 50 MB OS, and comes with a crap-load of programs bundled.
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12-29-2005, 01:04 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,246
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Haha. I can't even type it, because of this filter. First word starts with a "D" and ends with "amn"!
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12-29-2005, 01:05 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vero Beach, FL Posts: 206
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My WebDeisgn teacher does it, but abit differently. He uses a USB HD and boots form it, so I figure it's possible. I noticed that when I leave my USB drive in when I boot, it searches it. I guess it's looking for an OS, I'm not sure. But it does look for something on it, so I think you could. Try it out.
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12-29-2005, 01:07 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,749
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12-29-2005, 02:34 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 511
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I just need something really silent so... this would be the best solution. I want to do some Media Center, like a super silent one  Thanks all! Well, in my BIOS I got a USB Boot thingy (even tought it's a pretty old motherboard)
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12-29-2005, 03:26 PM
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Field Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 4,687
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Some motherboards do allow booting from a usb device so I will say yes, it is possible. Not possible to bounce between systems though due to different hardware components, unless your bouncing between machines of the same type.
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12-29-2005, 03:33 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 511
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Thanks, nah I won't bounce between machines, I just need something to put my media center OS on it.
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