Mark, The easiest way I am aware of (not used) for that is Knoppix to USB. If I remember right it comes as a utility on the CDrom. Also see Miles comments.
Shane On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Mark Filipak <markfilipak.li...@gmail.com>wrote: > On 2013/3/1 2:25 PM, Shane Johnson wrote: > >> ...I had to get a Utility from HP to convert the thumbdrive. >> > > Not needed in this case. The target USB drive did not come with U3. (The > 1-GB USB drive did come with U3, but I removed that years ago.) > > I would recommend if you want to truly try Debian and play with it >> > > Actually, I want to use Debian (or really, any Linux) for Internetworking > (browsing and email). Then I can remove networking from Windows - I don't > trust Windows on the Internet. > > install >> it to another HD or use the partitioning in the installer to split your >> existing drive so you can dual boot both Windows and Linux. I wish you >> the >> best of luck. >> > > I don't dare fiddle with my hard disk. It's a Dell laptop that has WinXP > preinstalled without a maintenance partition and I don't have a backup CD. > If the current WinXP gets trashed, I'm hosed. I got my current laptop > (used) when my good-old Toshiba died. In case you're wondering, I do have a > license, but Dell refuses to honor it or to send a CD, even if I pay them. > The Dell laptop is top-of-the-line: Precision M90 of about 2008 vintage. Of > course, I'll never buy a Dell again, not even used. > > I'm afraid it's install Linux on a USB thumb drive or nothing. There is > one alternative, but it gets a little complicated... > > The Debian Live USB is acting like a CD. That's fine, I can boot from it. > But I can't configure it (different wallpaper, for example) and I can't > install anything (Icedove, for example). Now, if I could install Icedove > before the USB gets written I could probably establish a roaming identity > that can actually reside on the Windows hard disk. Do you know of any way > to do that? > > Thanks & Ciao - Mark. > > -- Shane D. Johnson IT Administrator Rasmussen Equipment
