Hi

So, I got the usb boot working finally, (after originally trying to boot pclinuxos - that didnt work) I now need to know how to set a persistent partition on my drive so i can save settings. Currently i reboot and its like having a live cd, everythings gone back to defaults again

how is this done?

Welcome,

when you open a webbrowser on the live system, click on howto and scroll down. You'll find a step-by-step.

* First step: create a persistent disk image (it is not a directory, not a partition, it is just a big file), with the included wizard (in the MCNLive menu)
* Reboot with the bootcode: livecd persist - or, on Toronto: choose in the start menu the 'persist" option

The next time you boot - with persist - you'll see all changes you made.

do i have to do this every time, put the persist switch in i mean??

Yes. On a 'live usb' system, you need to type: livecd persist
(there is no graphical menu to navigate)

You are always able to start without this cheatcode, and without persistent changes, of course.

If you want to make it the _default_ boot, you can edit the file: syslinux.cfg
on the usb stick, and add:persist to the append line. Or create a new label.