True geek idea needs input (involving USB drive, linux)

[Maelsturm]

Would it be possible to install a small linux onto a USB keychain drive (I was thinking the 256 meg USB wrist watch) and have your computer boot from the watch?

Would it be possible to boot from it on other machines with different parts?

Let the geek begin

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Yep. Google around, pebble linux comes to mind.

edit: but how many computers can boot from a USB drive?

 

[Maelsturm]

my ECS K7S5A (first ed) is pretty old and it has an option to boot from USB. I assume KT300s and above up to more high tech mobos can do it aswell

 

[d0wnthe11235813]

my shuttle fn41 (sn41g2b) can boot from usb

 

[zephyrprime]

Yes. In fact, there are special linux distros just for this sort of thing. I forget the name right now.

 

[wacki]

Pebble linux...... wow. I think I'm in love. Oh my, just imagine how much damage we can do. Any computer with a USB port will be mine.... heheh hehehe hehee

 

[Maelsturm]

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[Maelsturm]

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[Mingon]

You would have to be careful of disabling scratch disks/temporary memory as you could eventually wear out the flash memory.

edit> you could practice on a cf - ide converter and try from their.