Talk:Live USB

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[edit] BIOS

Some computers, particularly older ones, may not have a BIOS that supports USB booting. In this case a computer can often be "redirected" to boot from a USB device through use of a bootable CD or floppy disk.

Does anyone have a working example of this? I have heard of this before but have never seen any specific examples. It would be great if someone could add a link to some software that does this, because at the moment it seems a little unverifiable without any specific examples. - Aug Leopold 01:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pre-installed Linux

I've just removed the "Pre-installed Linux" section - ISTM that this is nothing more than a section for commercial ads?! If anyone can find a real reason for its inclusion, please feel free to add back in - though it would make sense to explain it here! Nuwewsco 21:35, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Blatant spam. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Chris Cunningham 11:58, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] made bootable ?

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The first type of Live USB was created by simply taking the ISO image file from a Live-CD distribution and placing it on USB storage device and then making it bootable.

How exactly would one "make it bootable", or is it enough just to copy the contents of the .iso file to the live USB stick. I know that when burning a live_CD it's NOT just a case of copying the contents of the .iso to a CD, one has to use the "burn .iso" option, but what magic happens then, that needs to happen also to the Live USB? Mahjongg (talk) 16:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Table

I suggest create a table with some data: based on rpm/deb , user interface (Xfce, JWM, Fluxbox...), size, installable (or non-installable) onto harddisk and so on. --Mac (talk) 10:19, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ubuntu

As the subject of linux distribution superiority is very prone to emotion, I have taken the liberty of removing edits such as "Only easy to install if the OS is Ubuntu" - which ironically was referenced to a tutorial on how to get around the fact Ubuntu offers no easy USB image. (Unlike other distributions intended for USB). I have also removed the reference for "live USBs can reduce USB life cycle" because it was cited to a Ubuntu tutorial which briefly mentions it. A more appropriate citation should be found. Further more for the purposes of neutrality instead of a screenshot of Ubuntu (which is intended for hard drives but *can* be installed on a USB) I favor replacing it with a distribution that is actually intended for a USB.

Erikina (talk) 03:30, 7 May 2008 (UTC)