[Bug 1097041] Re: persistent USB installs are not really persistent (missing kernel boot option)

2013-04-02 Thread Ian Bruce
> the boot loader does not supply the "persistent" kernel boot option > therefore no data that is changed during the boot session actually persists > (it is not written to the USB drive). > When I supply the "persistent" boot option to the kernel at each boot > then changed data persists across bo

[Bug 1097041] Re: persistent USB installs are not really persistent (missing kernel boot option)

2013-01-07 Thread Joseph Salisbury
Do you happen to know if this also happens on releases newer than 12.04, such as 12.10 or the latest development release 13.04? ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Tags added: kernel-da-key -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1097041] Re: persistent USB installs are not really persistent (missing kernel boot option)

2013-01-07 Thread Rich Drewes
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097041 Title: persistent USB installs are not really persistent (missing kernel bo

[Bug 1097041] Re: persistent USB installs are not really persistent (missing kernel boot option)

2013-01-07 Thread Rich Drewes
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected precise running-unity ** Description changed: The usb-creator-gtk package creates a persistence file on the USB drive when requested, and the copy-on-write filesystem is mounted on boot, however the boot loader does not supply the "persist

[Bug 1097041] Re: persistent USB installs are not really persistent (missing kernel boot option)

2013-01-07 Thread Rich Drewes
To clarify, editing the kernel boot option at each boot of the USB installation and adding the "persistent" option to the end of the option list, makes the changed data persist across boot sessions as it should. Rich -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,