Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick
Carry a portable Linux version with you on a USB flash pen drive. Easily bring your portable desktop with you wherever you go. I have managed to do so, so can you.
USB Feather Linux Prerequisites:
- 128MB or larger USB pen drive
- Feather Linux
- HP USB tool (for formatting the stick)
- Syslinux
The Feather USB Installation Process:
- Download the HP USB tool and format your stick with the tool using a FAT file system.
- Download the Feather Linux zip file.
- Extract the files from feather-0.7.4-usb.zip to your USB stick.
- Download and extract syslinux.zip to a directory on your computer.
- Run the command prompt in windows (start/run/cmd) and CD to the syslinux directory. Once there simply type syslinux.exe F: (F: being the example drive letter of the USB stick in this system)
Reboot your PC, go into your system BIOS and set your boot order to boot from any selectable USB device. (example USB_ZIP or USB_HDD)
Save your BIOS settings. On the next reboot, you should have a sucessful launch of Feather Linux from USB
