On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:08:24AM +0530, Jkhatri wrote: > Dear all, > > Anyone can light on this, > > I'm installing Linux on my usb 16GB stick , but I'm wondering why only > vfat partition is needed to install the Linux on usb stick , why we > can't use extX type of FS to install the Linux???? is it necessary to > have vfat partition to install Linux instead of its native FS... ? is > there any solution for this ? > > > I came to know that , SYSLINUX uses vfat .... thats why it is required > ... but the same thing never happened in case of HDD ... I never > formated my hdd with vft to install Linux, it boots from extX type of > partition ... then why we need to format usb stick with vfat ????
You are mixing up two different things here, or may be I have misunderstood your query - Are you trying to *install* linux on the usb stick or creating a *Live USB Stick* You will need syslinux only if you are trying the latter. In case of your external HDD, you would have *installed* linux on it, and hence wouldn't have faced this problem. I frequently use my Elive LiveUSB key, which has grub installed for booting. And it is on a ext2 filesystem. HTH -- Regards, Nitesh Mistry www.mistrynitesh.com -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GB/J/IT/O>TW d+(-) s+:+>: a- C+ UL>+++ P L++>+++ !E W++ N* o? K? w--- O? M-- V? PS+() PE(++)(-) Y+ PGP+ t 5? X R tv+ b+ DI D G e+++>++++ h-- !r y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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