Solved I need to boot the flash memory with lynux

idisjunction June 4, 2011 at 22:12:26

Assuming your computer supports booting from a USB Flash drive, you'll need to enter your BIOS and change the boot order. You can find instructions on how to create a bootable Flash drive here: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

T-R-A June 4, 2011 at 22:14:41

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVCx... What's not mentioned in the video is that your machine must be able to boot from USB. "Channeling the spirit of jboy..."

My BIOS allows USB Booting. I will try the first program but I will have to download a linux iso which I am not sure from where and dont know which "linux distribution" to choose?

Cloudcentric June 5, 2011 at 01:19:10

✔ Best Answer

Try Unetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ It has option to download the ISO within the software: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/#... PCLinuxOS, Linux Mint and Ubuntu are all good distro's.....

mickliq June 5, 2011 at 05:42:54

You'll find a list of the top 100 Linux distros at Distrowatch. The most recent releases are featured in the center column. I recommend Linux Mint but there are several versions of Mint to choose from: http://distrowatch.com/ http://www.linuxmint.com/index.php

Ok that worked. What if I want to run a diagnostic and recovery linux based program from that USB flash? In the mint distro I couldnt see the flash memory itself and couldnt reach its files. What If I want the Linux booting to be minimal (like booting with DOS environment only) with an option to run any other program from that flash? By the way, anyone heard of a program called ERD explorer? I heard it is a linux based which is good for diagnostic and repair. Any idea?

jefro June 5, 2011 at 13:21:37

I'd also see pendrivelinux.com for many how-to's. ERD is windows based. See bartsPE and UBCD4win. 1/3 of highway deaths are caused by drunks. The rest are by people who can't drive any better than a drunk.