Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb

2010-11-11 Thread Robert Echlin
Does this work for non-Intel platforms, like my MIPS-ish JZ4750? Rob From: Michael Walma To: nas...@uottawa.ca Cc: linux Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 6:08:46 PM Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb And I should have added that it is pretty easy

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb

2010-04-18 Thread Michael Walma
16, 2010 6:08:46 PM > *Subject:* Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb > > And I should have added that it is pretty easy: download an ISO image > and use an existing Kubuntu installation and usb-creator to make the > live usb. Usb-creator provides an option to allocate space for pe

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb

2010-04-16 Thread Michael Walma
And I should have added that it is pretty easy: download an ISO image and use an existing Kubuntu installation and usb-creator to make the live usb. Usb-creator provides an option to allocate space for persistence. When the drive on my lap top died, I got by with just the stick for several weeks.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb

2010-04-16 Thread Michael Walma
I've had good luck with persistent live usb's using kubuntu. Prof. John C Nash wrote: > Following up on J-F's interesting presentation, I tried a Linux Mint live USB. > > This works fine. I also tried using usb-creator to make one that is > persistent, but a test > file saved in /home/mint is

[OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb

2010-04-16 Thread Prof. John C Nash
Following up on J-F's interesting presentation, I tried a Linux Mint live USB. This works fine. I also tried using usb-creator to make one that is persistent, but a test file saved in /home/mint is not being kept. Anyone had any experience with perstistent live USB? Seems like a nice idea. Thi