USB – Flash drive * College Student Install *

[smash102]

I tried this.
I got the install and it boots no issues as I have described previously.
However it is not persistent.
I then made the suggested modification to the syslinux.cfg file.
The result is CDROM activity when booted from the USB Drive, but none of the settings are getting saved.
I tried changing the APPEND line to
file=/sdb2/pressed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper persistent initrd=casper/initrd.gz verbose
Because I have a second partition on the drive and thought about trying to make that work.
No go with that either. Got errors saying it was missing some file in the location.


I followed the Ubuntu710 exactly as listed in the suggested link above and got a persistent boot of Ubuntu710. The partitions are not the way I wanted it to be though, but I can contest that it is persistent. Its also not Mint. So I will continue to test any suggestions made here as I really want mint loaded as described in the first post.

[smash102]

I was waiting to complete some further tests before I posted an update.
I can however report success!
I have updated my previous post.
Please test this and report back with your results. I am anxious to see how it works for you.

['Walker]

I was waiting to complete some further tests before I posted an update.
I can however report success!
I have updated my previous post.
Please test this and report back with your results. I am anxious to see how it works for you.

So if I read your post right, we have persistent mint, although only as user "mint". I can live with that. Thanks so much!

[smash102]

So if I read your post right, we have persistent mint, although only as user "mint". I can live with that. Thanks so much!

That is correct.
Please let me know if it worked for you.

Today I ran into the following issue:
"can not mount /dev/sdb2"
The error said that the /cow is missing.
Any suggestions on how to repair that?

[smash102]

Anyone have any success or failure?

[mcurtiss1970]

linux mint new user here though i've been playing about with linux (ubuntu, pclinuxos) for a little while.

my first dose of linux on a usb stick was pclinuxos mini me. that distro had a neat utility called KUSBHOME which set up the persistent partitions. i did some scrounging and found the programmer's page: http://www.alexbelgraver.nl/mkusbfront/. there's a tar.gz file ready for download as well.

so.....is there any reason to believe that this wouldn't once installed on a LinuxMint stick?

[smash102]

linux mint new user here though i've been playing about with linux (ubuntu, pclinuxos) for a little while.

my first dose of linux on a usb stick was pclinuxos mini me. that distro had a neat utility called KUSBHOME which set up the persistent partitions. i did some scrounging and found the programmer's page: http://www.alexbelgraver.nl/mkusbfront/. there's a tar.gz file ready for download as well.

so.....is there any reason to believe that this wouldn't once installed on a LinuxMint stick?

I tried to install this and go the following error:

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root@mint:/home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome# ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

config.log

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This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure 

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = mint
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.22-14-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11
PATH: /usr/games


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1561: checking build system type
configure:1579: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1587: checking host system type
configure:1601: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1609: checking target system type
configure:1623: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1670: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1725: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1740: checking for -p flag to install
configure:1753: result: yes
configure:1764: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1807: result: yes
configure:1827: checking for gawk
configure:1856: result: no
configure:1827: checking for mawk
configure:1843: found /usr/bin/mawk
configure:1853: result: mawk
configure:1863: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1883: result: yes
configure:2096: checking for style of include used by make
configure:2124: result: GNU
configure:2271: checking for gcc
configure:2287: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2297: result: gcc
configure:2541: checking for C compiler version
configure:2544: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2547: $? = 0
configure:2549: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.1.3 --program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)
configure:2552: $? = 0
configure:2554: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2557: $? = 1
configure:2580: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2583: gcc     conftest.c  >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2586: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| 
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "kusbhome"
| #define VERSION "0.3"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:2625: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

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ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
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ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
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ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_value=
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ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_value=
ac_cv_env_F77_set=
ac_cv_env_F77_value=
ac_cv_env_FFLAGS_set=
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ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
ac_cv_target=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_target_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome/admin/missing --run aclocal-1.7'
AMDEPBACKSLASH='\'
AMDEP_FALSE='#'
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome/admin/missing --run tar'
AR=''
ARTSCCONFIG=''
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome/admin/missing --run autoconf'
AUTODIRS=''
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome/admin/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome/admin/missing --run automake-1.7'
AWK='mawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=' '
CONF_FILES=' $(top_srcdir)/./admin/configure.in.min $(top_srcdir)/configure.in.in'
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CXX=''
CXXCPP=''
CXXDEPMODE=''
CXXFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DCOPIDL2CPP=''
DCOPIDL=''
DCOPIDLNG=''
DCOP_DEPENDENCIES=''
DEFS=''
DEPDIR='.deps'
ECHO='echo'
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
F77=''
FFLAGS=''
FRAMEWORK_COREAUDIO=''
GMSGFMT=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL} $(INSTALL_STRIP_FLAG)'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
KCFG_DEPENDENCIES=''
KCONFIG_COMPILER=''
KDECONFIG=''
KDE_EXTRA_RPATH=''
KDE_INCLUDES=''
KDE_LDFLAGS=''
KDE_MT_LDFLAGS=''
KDE_MT_LIBS=''
KDE_NO_UNDEFINED=''
KDE_PLUGIN=''
KDE_RPATH=''
KDE_USE_CLOSURE_FALSE=''
KDE_USE_CLOSURE_TRUE=''
KDE_USE_FINAL_FALSE=''
KDE_USE_FINAL_TRUE=''
KDE_USE_NMCHECK_FALSE=''
KDE_USE_NMCHECK_TRUE=''
KDE_XSL_STYLESHEET=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBCOMPAT=''
LIBCRYPT=''
LIBDL=''
LIBJPEG=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBPNG=''
LIBPTHREAD=''
LIBRESOLV=''
LIBS=''
LIBSM=''
LIBSOCKET=''
LIBTOOL=''
LIBUCB=''
LIBUTIL=''
LIBZ=''
LIB_KAB=''
LIB_KABC=''
LIB_KDECORE=''
LIB_KDEPIM=''
LIB_KDEPRINT=''
LIB_KDEUI=''
LIB_KFILE=''
LIB_KFM=''
LIB_KHTML=''
LIB_KIO=''
LIB_KPARTS=''
LIB_KSPELL=''
LIB_KSYCOCA=''
LIB_KUTILS=''
LIB_POLL=''
LIB_QPE=''
LIB_QT=''
LIB_SMB=''
LIB_X11=''
LIB_XEXT=''
LIB_XRENDER=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome/admin/missing --run makeinfo'
MCOPIDL=''
MEINPROC=''
MOC=''
MSGFMT=''
NOOPT_CFLAGS=''
NOOPT_CXXFLAGS=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='kusbhome'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PERL=''
QTE_NORTTI=''
QT_INCLUDES=''
QT_LDFLAGS=''
RANLIB=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
STRIP=''
TOPSUBDIRS=''
UIC=''
UIC_TR=''
USER_INCLUDES=''
USER_LDFLAGS=''
USE_EXCEPTIONS=''
USE_RTTI=''
USE_THREADS=''
VERSION='0.3'
WOVERLOADED_VIRTUAL=''
XGETTEXT=''
XMLLINT=''
X_EXTRA_LIBS=''
X_INCLUDES=''
X_LDFLAGS=''
X_PRE_LIBS=''
X_RPATH=''
ac_ct_AR=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_CXX=''
ac_ct_F77=''
ac_ct_RANLIB=''
ac_ct_STRIP=''
all_includes=''
all_libraries=''
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__fastdepCXX_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCXX_TRUE=''
am__include='include'
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnulibc1'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnulibc1'
host_vendor='pc'
include_ARTS_FALSE=''
include_ARTS_TRUE=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/home/mint/Desktop/kusbhome/admin/install-sh'
kde_appsdir=''
kde_bindir=''
kde_confdir=''
kde_datadir=''
kde_htmldir=''
kde_icondir=''
kde_includes=''
kde_kcfgdir=''
kde_libraries=''
kde_libs_htmldir=''
kde_libs_prefix=''
kde_locale=''
kde_mimedir=''
kde_moduledir=''
kde_qtver=''
kde_servicesdir=''
kde_servicetypesdir=''
kde_sounddir=''
kde_styledir=''
kde_templatesdir=''
kde_wallpaperdir=''
kde_widgetdir=''
kdeinitdir=''
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='/usr/local/kde'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
qt_includes=''
qt_libraries=''
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
target_alias=''
target_cpu='i686'
target_os='linux-gnulibc1'
target_vendor='pc'
x_includes='NONE'
x_libraries='NONE'
xdg_appsdir=''
xdg_directorydir=''
xdg_menudir=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE "kusbhome"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define VERSION "0.3"

configure: exit 77

[Kendrkin]

Hello all,

For accessing files from Windows and Linux, here is what I had to do. I am a n00b, as well. I was blessed to get a 12G flash drive (PNY Technologies MaxFile Attache) for work. Because some of my job involves computer troubleshooting, I wanted to have a Linux OS for some diagnostics as well as for play. I did need much of the drive for work stuff, and we use WinXP. I partitioned the drive; the first 8Gigs as fat16, so it could be read by Windows as well as Linux; and then following the penlinux.com directions, I partitioned 2Gigs for Linux, with the rest for the casper-rw piece. Persistance was not important to me at the time, and was broken on the version I was playing with (Mint 3.0). I had to use GRUB for the boot (loaded on the 2nd partition). This allowed me to access the files no matter which OS I was using.

I also use PortableApps on the Windows partition for programs that I might need, so I don't have to load them onto my customers' machines, if they don't have what I need. This lets me have access to their printers as well for documents and such.

In response to a USB OS loader, I have been playing with PuppyLinux for my kids' computer. They have a wizard to load the OS onto USB/CF/HD, which is very easy to use. It works, and saves whatever changes into a file onto the drive or CD-R, depending on how you configure it. It does run off of a RAM disc, which makes old hardware seem pretty snappy. It would be nice if a wizard could be built for Mint as well.

I am about to upgrade to the newest flavor of Mint 4.0. I will try the previous methods, and see what works.

Thanks for your time,

Kendrkin

[Persistent USB install]

Why on earth is install on USB drive not an option, on every LiveDistroCD today? And persistent ofcourse
Great MintCD anyway - very slick...

I will now go URL hunting hoping to see something that should work.

Good luck to all!

[smash102]

Why on earth is install on USB drive not an option, on every LiveDistroCD today? And persistent ofcourse
Great MintCD anyway - very slick...

I will now go URL hunting hoping to see something that should work.

Good luck to all!

I TOTALLY AGREE!!!

[Nex]

Use liveusb I find that it works about 50/50 but it installs a persistent install the easiest way that I know of
You burn the iso to a CD then download the liveusb program and follow the GUI (Don't use the option to install flash More problems then its worth) if it frezzes you have to restart and try again I got it on my second try
http://ppa.launchpad.net/probono/ubuntu ... .9_all.deb

[merlwiz79]

Or download my modified initrd.gz here:
http://files.mint-space.com/getfile,200 ... rd.gz.html(will only be available in two days)

Mirror:
http://www.4shared.com/file/63517034/7a ... nitrd.html