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OT: Booting intel machine from usb memory stick
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03-06-2006, 01:55 AM
Can I install linux on a usb memory stick and boot an intel pc from it?
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03-06-2006, 01:58 AM
You can if the PC is new enough that it's BIOS recognizes the 'boot from USB' otpion and is set to do that.
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03-06-2006, 02:16 AM
Maybe this will help:

For XP folks, this appeared a month ago:
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03-06-2006, 05:05 PM
Yep, it can be done.
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