Install on USB Stick - How to?

[cramcke]

Hello,

I already got my USB Stick running the LIVE Version of Linux Mint 4.0. That system is not possible to customise. Therefore I wanted to install it on another USB Stick. After the installation I restarted the system and using GUMP and booting from the USB Stick will not start LInux. Does the USB Stick needs some kind of MBR? Or are there programs that check an installation if it is bootable?

Thanks for help!
Christian

[Husse]

This tutorial begins with installing from a USB stick but ends with installing to a USB stick
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... =42&t=3250

[proxima_centauri]

You might try this but I don't know if it works on Mint or not:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09/28 ... n-install/
Step 17 might need some modification depending on the differences between a Ubuntu and Mint LiveCD.

[proxima_centauri]

There is no way to officially boot Linux Mint on USB with persistant changes as far as I know.
That guide I gave a link for, shows you how to properly install LiveCD to USB, then with some sort of hack or config, allows it to save the changes on USB.

Some smaller distro's offer USB installs directly from the LiveCD installer like Wolvix (which I use on my USB and works great).

Cheers