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Answer» Ok, the title says it all. How does one do it? Thanks all Alan <>< Mmm... bootable What do you plan on BOOTING? Linux? DOS? WEIRD on-crack version of Windows? The reason I want a bootable flash drive is that so many computers are not coming with a floppy drive anymore and I want an alternative to booting to a CD. I have all the floppies I need as well as CD's too. I need to cover all the bases. DOS preferably, but I can work with Linux as well. Just something like a Live CD you can make from just about any flavor of Linux (I have Ubuntu 6.10, PCLinuxOS and Mint Linux). I'd like it to be able to see NTFS so Windows 98 is out for bootability (is that a word ) Alan <>< How WOULD you get the BIOS to recognize a flash drive as one of the bootable devices?The only drawback to this is the machines you want to do this with need to support booting to a USB device,,,although most newer machines will do this i've found that since i built mine i can only use it about 20% of the time...Quote from: beanhead07 on July 17, 2007, 02:01:38 PM How would you get the BIOS to recognize a flash drive as one of the bootable devices? Go into the BIOS, find the Boot Order list, and change the USB Boot to the first thing on the list Ale52: Check out SLAX, a Live version of Linux. You will not be able to commit data to the flash drive with this version of Linux, but it will boot from a flash drive quite well. http://www.slax.org/ These directions have a batch script that will make your device bootable, and copy all the linux files for you http://www.slax.org/doc_install_slax.php#makedisk DON'T INSTALL IT TO THE C: DRIVE! IT'LL OVERWRITE YOUR WINDOWS BOOT DATA! (MASTER BOOT RECORD) Thanks Zylstra. I'll check that out after I get back from RUNNING a service call this morning. Won't install to the C:\...I promise PATIO: I understand. I want to cover all the bases. I've got so much diagnostic junk that it takes almost the whole of my truck to carry it all. Along with parts, networking gear and the like I think I'll never own a car Alan <>< Quote from: ale52 on July 19, 2007, 08:20:24 AM ... I want to cover all the bases. ... Quote ... I'd like it to be able to see NTFS so Windows 98 is out for bootability Seeing both these comments caused me to remember something. Check out: http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_90_11100.html http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_counter.php?programid=11100 Maybe that will get you another base to cover.

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Ok, the title says it all. How does one do it?

Thanks all

Alan <>< Mmm... bootable

What do you plan on BOOTING? Linux? DOS? WEIRD on-crack version of Windows?
The reason I want a bootable flash drive is that so many computers are not coming with a floppy drive anymore and I want an alternative to booting to a CD. I have all the floppies I need as well as CD's too. I need to cover all the bases.

DOS preferably, but I can work with Linux as well. Just something like a Live CD you can make from just about any flavor of Linux (I have Ubuntu 6.10, PCLinuxOS and Mint Linux). I'd like it to be able to see NTFS so Windows 98 is out for bootability (is that a word )

Alan <>< How WOULD you get the BIOS to recognize a flash drive as one of the bootable devices?The only drawback to this is the machines you want to do this with need to support booting to a USB device,,,although most newer machines will do this i've found that since i built mine i can only use it about 20% of the time...Quote from: beanhead07 on July 17, 2007, 02:01:38 PM

How would you get the BIOS to recognize a flash drive as one of the bootable devices?

Go into the BIOS, find the Boot Order list, and change the USB Boot to the first thing on the list

Ale52:
Check out SLAX, a Live version of Linux. You will not be able to commit data to the flash drive with this version of Linux, but it will boot from a flash drive quite well. http://www.slax.org/

These directions have a batch script that will make your device bootable, and copy all the linux files for you
http://www.slax.org/doc_install_slax.php#makedisk

DON'T INSTALL IT TO THE C: DRIVE! IT'LL OVERWRITE YOUR WINDOWS BOOT DATA! (MASTER BOOT RECORD)
Thanks Zylstra. I'll check that out after I get back from RUNNING a service call this morning.

Won't install to the C:\...I promise

PATIO:
I understand. I want to cover all the bases. I've got so much diagnostic junk that it takes almost the whole of my truck to carry it all. Along with parts, networking gear and the like I think I'll never own a car

Alan <>< Quote from: ale52 on July 19, 2007, 08:20:24 AM

... I want to cover all the bases. ...

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... I'd like it to be able to see NTFS so Windows 98 is out for bootability

Seeing both these comments caused me to remember something.
Check out:
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_90_11100.html
http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_counter.php?programid=11100

Maybe that will get you another base to cover.

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