Comments on: Creating live USB keys in Windows , a nice tool from Luke Macken

By: Arun

Arun — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:28:38 +0000

Hi, I`m completely new to LINUX and its various streams. I really need help in getting good tutorials for absolute beginers. Can u suggest me some links or books. I mean start from the SCRATCH. would be great if you can send me some links on my mail so that I ca contact You directly if I have any problems.
U did a great job with the USB stuffs…

By: Amol

Amol — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:23:07 +0000

Dear Kushal,
I had installed the ferdora on USB etc. I think that my toshiba laptop does not have boot from USB option as it is a pretty old model. So is there any way to get around this???
Rgds,
Amol

By: Hari, N

Hari, N — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:02:17 +0000

Dear Kushal, I am new to Linux on USB Flash and plan to install Fedora 9 on my recently purchased Transcend Jet Flash 8 GB USB. I have a PC which runs WIN_XP_SP2. Do I have to download i86_Live CD version of Fedora 9, burn it and keep it handy to proceed with USB Flash installation? Please advice. Thank you.

By: uttam hoode

uttam hoode — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:42:52 +0000

hi kushal,
can i install belenix(www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/) on USB stick using this tool?….
Regards,
uttam hoode

By: Vimal

Vimal — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:34:50 +0000

Kushal, thanks I am able to load and run it off the USB drive. It’s so cool!

Regards,
Vimal

By: Vimal

Vimal — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:32:49 +0000

Thanks KD for your help. I have a few more questions.

Do I need a Fedora machine to create a Live USB key? I learn from other posting for earlier version (ver 8) of Fedora that you need a Fedora machine to create a Live Fedora USB.

Yesterday, I tried to use the windows installer using ‘liveusb-creator-2.2.zip’. The USB key was 4GB and formatted with FAT32. The installation was run from a windows XP machine and I gave the USB as the destination disk. The installation started well but later got stuck at 84% for a few hours. Then I looked at the contents of the USB it was still completely empty.

Please let me know if I am doing something wrong here…

Best regards,
Vimal

By: kd

kd — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:52:34 +0000

Yes, you are correct. Just install Fedora into the USB key and whenever you need just do the restart with the USB key to boot, you will get Fedora up and running in your system :)
If you have any more doubts feel free to ask :)

By: Vimal

Vimal — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:55:43 +0000

Hi,

I am new Fedora and creating Live USB keys. As I understand, I can install the Fedora o/s on the USB key and use it as my primary o/s.

Now, I have a standard windows XP PC at the moment where I do most of my work. Can I swap between XP and Fedora with just a restart and plugging in/out USB (with Fedorra) without damaging my XP o/s.

Thanks

Regards,
Vimal

By: Danishka

Danishka — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:03:22 +0000

Diabolic,

I have created USB sticks (1GB & 2GB) by formatting it to FAT16, so, I can use it on both GNU/Linux and Windoz as well. Hope this method also support for the same.

I took an USB Hard drive (80GB) from India (last January) and partitioned it and make one partition as a boot partition with FAT 16. I had a customized Fedora 8 Spin of 1.2GB. Finally able to make a Live Boot USB HDD. ;)

Chalo bye!!

By: Diabolic Preacher

Diabolic Preacher — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:40:24 +0000

is the data stored in the free space available to be viewed on windows as well? without using extra tools for reading non-native filesystems…