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Just my 2ยข.. http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ or here<http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/> Pretty interesting.. you can choose whatever image you like, or if the version is up to date you can pick from a long list of distributions: Linux, free dos, etc. Doesn't format the stick just copies image onto it, the formats I've tried fat16/32 seem to work fine. i normally just "mkfs.vfat -f 16 /dev/sda?" and run it, works great for netbooks. Jeremy On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 4:08 PM, goldedge <golde...@clear.net.nz> wrote: > Hi Nick, > I use the Hp usb bootdisk (windoze) utility > this creates a bootable dos disk. > > I believe that it is mainly marking the usb as bootable > as well as creating a dos file system. > > If it boots into dos it will also boot linux. > > I then install Puppy linux to the usb following the instructions from the > puppy website. > > For pc that won't support usb booting there is a floppy boot disk that will > find usb or other drives with puppy linux installed and boot them very > handy. > > (check the puppy forums or do a net search for full details). > > Regards > Michael > > > Nick Rout wrote: > >> I have a VIA EPIA M9000 motherboard that I am trying to run diskless. >> >> The VIA FAQ says >> >> "Q: Can EPIA M/B use USB Stick boot ? >> A: All EPIA series M/B can support USB stick boot but need to check >> If your stick can support or not." >> >> So how do I tell whether my stick can support booting? It doesn't seem >> to be bloody working. >> >> > -- Pablo Picasso<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pablo_picasso.html> - "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."
