The Berr Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hi Guys, I am an absolute newbie, so bear with me (no pun intended). I have a dvd from linux format and want to load the copy of Mandriva to a USB hard drive so I can take it to work etc. Is this possible, if so, is there a help forum for dummies. I have no programming experience but have used DOS and am familiar with the hardware issues. I have Mandriva running from the DVD but would like to try it out on the USB drive before taking the plunge.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Your computers at home and work must be able to boot from USB. If they do, installation to USB drive is just as easy as in a regular IDE/SATA/SCSI harddisk. If they don't, then I'm afraid there's very little you can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Berr Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 My computers will boot from a usb device, what I need to know is how do I put the Mandriva which is on a DVD on to the usb drive using linux because although it sees the drive I need, I cant follow the installation which is new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{BBI}Nexus{BBI} Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I don't know how you install the dvd but there are other alternatives. MCNLive (Mandriva 2007 based) or the excellent PCLinuxOS (Mandriva based). See here for more options: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Berr Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks Nexus, that was a very useful link, I have a few things to try now. Much Obliged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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