[dba-Tech] Linux boot off flash

Bryan Carbonnell carbonnb at gmail.com
Thu Dec 27 10:02:49 CST 2007


On Dec 24, 2007 10:07 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> I am thinking about building a photo frame PC and was wondering if Linux
> will boot off of flash?  Is anyone out there booting a Linux box off of a
> usb drive or something similar?

I haven't personally done it form a USB key, but I've run multiple
Linux Distros from boootable CDs though.

If you want it to run off a key, have a look at
http://www.linux.com/articles/46267?tid=13

That is an article on creating a bootable USB Linux Key.

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