Initiating Linux installation from a USB drive.

F5F Stay Refreshed Software Operating Systems Initiating Linux installation from a USB drive.

12-13-2016, 09:57 PM

I acquired this compact 64GB USB stick, but facing problems starting it. I suspect the partition setup might be the issue. In the boot menu, it only displays "Samsung Flash Drive 1100" and the GRUB loads into recovery. The "Shitdows Installer" partition contains a Windows 10 installer, while on the Trusty Arch I want to use Arch Live. Any assistance would be invaluable. The Arch Installer is marked as bootable.

warningitsben

12-13-2016, 09:57 PM #1

MWJH15
Member

12-13-2016, 10:06 PM

To have multiple bootable sections on one drive, you must configure a Boot Manager on the main storage area.

MWJH15

12-13-2016, 10:06 PM #2

To have multiple bootable sections on one drive, you must configure a Boot Manager on the main storage area.

HotMilkTea
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12-13-2016, 10:32 PM

I thought about something similar too, really appreciate it. I'm going to do that now.

HotMilkTea

12-13-2016, 10:32 PM #3

I thought about something similar too, really appreciate it. I'm going to do that now.

LuminousLou
Junior Member

12-14-2016, 12:36 AM

LuminousLou

12-14-2016, 12:36 AM #4

Lurosey
Junior Member

12-19-2016, 01:00 PM

I planned to use rEFInd but it doesn’t matter to me, so I’ll give it a shot. It wouldn’t be an issue if I can’t have a Windows Installer on it. Wouldn’t be a big deal if I couldn’t install on the drive. Intended to assist someone building their PC, but thought I could leave it on the USB. Edited: Ended up spending hours doing a hackintosh setup.

Lurosey

12-19-2016, 01:00 PM #5