Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 3:53 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk] >> >> Bryan, >> >> According to

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
m > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 3:53 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk] > > Bryan, > > According to what I've read, it is pos

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread bmustillrose
sks, it >> would be even better if we could use the same trick to install Windows or >> Linux on an external USB hard drive. >> >> Bryan >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@goo

RE: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Bryan Smart
cs. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 3:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk] Bryan, According

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
Hey Chris, I did not realize there was a VC already built. I appreciate that info and will check it out. I very well might be able to get something up and running rather quickly with this info. On Jan 11, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Have you considered trying one of the pre-made VMW

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Chris Blouch
Have you considered trying one of the pre-made VMWare 'appliances' which has things already set up? Here's a 115MB download for Debian 3.1 http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/13 which takes you to here: http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/#debian3.1 with a bunch of other Debian varia

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
to:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:52 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk] > > Hi Scott, > > I think if I were trying to set up a bootable Linux distribution on a USB >

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Esther, THanks for the reference, but there is part of the problem, I'm trying to setup a Linux box and actually for some reason I'm having a hell of a time making it happen under Fusion. So, the idea was to setup a bootable flash disk I could use on my old Mini. I'd be curious if

RE: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Bryan Smart
al Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:52 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk] Hi Scott, I think if I were trying to set up a bootabl

Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Esther
Hi Scott, I think if I were trying to set up a bootable Linux distribution on a USB flash drive I would do this on a Linux machine. However, for your entertainment, you might want to read Ted Landau's old MacFixIt column (from April 2008) titled, "Create a Leopard Startup Flash Drive": h