Live CD and External HDD

aSc1@3 · 04-02-2008, 07:49 PM

Hello, I have recentaly had a sudden idea: could'nt i get, oh, say, ubuntu 7.10, and, say, burn it to a cd to make a live cd and then carry all my files/setting on an external usb hdd(or even usb thumb drive),and then have a completly portable system?

g25racer · 04-02-2008, 08:41 PM

Yup!! Thats what i do sometimes but mostly boot off my regular hdd. Get a 4gb flash drive and you can run everything off the flash drive and save your doc on it to inside the linux.

g25racer · 04-02-2008, 08:42 PM

Boot off a flash drive as it is much faster than a cd! Heres a link on how to do so.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09...ibbon-install/

aSc1@3 · 04-02-2008, 09:04 PM

could i use a 1gb. usb flash drive to boot from, and have my files on an external hdd? Also, I'm currently using a emachines computer, and so far havn't been able to acsess bios. will this computer still boot from a live cd, as per the instructions on putting ubuntu on usb flash? And if so, can I burn it to a dvd instead of a cd, and will it still work? I do have a DVD burner.

aSc1@3 · 04-02-2008, 10:05 PM

I just now restarted my computer, and i got into the bios! i now have it set to this boot order: usb, dvd, hdd, fdd, ethernet.

cohen · 04-02-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aSc1@3

I just now restarted my computer, and i got into the bios! i now have it set to this boot order: usb, dvd, hdd, fdd, ethernet.

why not USB, HDD, DVD

Ethernet???

aSc1@3 · 04-02-2008, 10:15 PM

Well, i wan't dvd first so if i ever do use a live cd or get a new os, it would boot. Also, i have no idea why ethernet is an option, it probably means network storage, but i can't delete it, so i put it last.

g25racer · 04-02-2008, 10:19 PM

Yeah it means network. Thats weird mine says network places or something like that. But yeah that should do. 1gb is kinda low for linux and docs on it. I think ubuntu takes like 700mb or so. Get this 4gb flash drive it should do fine. Cant go wrong for $15!! Whatever you do do not get over 4gb flash drive as most bios's wont support over 4gb for booting off usb. I think thats what limits it is the bios but maybe its just the os. Idk but whatever.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...688&CatId=1995

04-02-2008, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
aSc1@3 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 354	Live CD and External HDD Hello, I have recentaly had a sudden idea: could'nt i get, oh, say, ubuntu 7.10, and, say, burn it to a cd to make a live cd and then carry all my files/setting on an external usb hdd(or even usb thumb drive),and then have a completly portable system?

04-02-2008, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,418	Yup!! Thats what i do sometimes but mostly boot off my regular hdd. Get a 4gb flash drive and you can run everything off the flash drive and save your doc on it to inside the linux. __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & XP Pro and Vista Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

04-02-2008, 08:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,418	Boot off a flash drive as it is much faster than a cd! Heres a link on how to do so. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09...ibbon-install/ __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & XP Pro and Vista Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

04-02-2008, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
aSc1@3 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 354	could i use a 1gb. usb flash drive to boot from, and have my files on an external hdd? Also, I'm currently using a emachines computer, and so far havn't been able to acsess bios. will this computer still boot from a live cd, as per the instructions on putting ubuntu on usb flash? And if so, can I burn it to a dvd instead of a cd, and will it still work? I do have a DVD burner. Last edited by aSc1@3; 04-02-2008 at 09:12 PM. Reason: the slight problem

04-02-2008, 10:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,418	Yeah it means network. Thats weird mine says network places or something like that. But yeah that should do. 1gb is kinda low for linux and docs on it. I think ubuntu takes like 700mb or so. Get this 4gb flash drive it should do fine. Cant go wrong for $15!! Whatever you do do not get over 4gb flash drive as most bios's wont support over 4gb for booting off usb. I think thats what limits it is the bios but maybe its just the os. Idk but whatever. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...688&CatId=1995 __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & XP Pro and Vista Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

04-02-2008, 10:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
aSc1@3 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 354	I just now restarted my computer, and i got into the bios! i now have it set to this boot order: usb, dvd, hdd, fdd, ethernet.

04-02-2008, 10:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
aSc1@3 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 354	Well, i wan't dvd first so if i ever do use a live cd or get a new os, it would boot. Also, i have no idea why ethernet is an option, it probably means network storage, but i can't delete it, so i put it last.

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