This tag covers questions/posts pertaining to creating/using/configuring/troubleshooting "bootable" media as well as system files and options related to loading/accessing/entering system distributions, operating systems in the context of their current and intended usage environment.
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How to install Linux distro to a second hdd from within a running Linux Desktop Environment?
The title says it all! More specifically, I am running Fedora18 on my main HDD. I have a second HDD in the "UltraBay" slot of my ThinkPad W520--eSata connection.
Is there a possibility to avoid ...
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Debian Linux is not starting because no bootable device was found
I have installed Debian with the Gnome Live CD on my notebook.
Because there are still some applications which I need, it was necessary that I also have a Windows 7 system installed.
Based on some ...
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Why can't I boot off my Debian update CD?
I downloaded a .iso file with the name debian-update-6.0.4-amd64-DVD-1.iso from http://debian.org and burned it with k3b with default settings, but unfortunately found it won't boot. Did I download ...
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Create a Bootable (UEF GRUB) USB for Ubuntu & Windows 7 Install
I want to create a Bootable EFI USB to install Ubuntu & Windows 7 (maybe with utilities like PartedMagic). I did that using MultiSystem previously. However, I am using GPT and Windows install ...
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Mini ultra light linux boot on a USB key
I don't have linux. I'm on Windows (XP or 7).
I'd like to have just a linux USB key only to boot and have the command line to launch some command line programs. How may I simply create that USB key ...
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1answer
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Configure fstab for a bootable usb
I'm trying to clone a partition and make it a bootable usb. I've made two ext3 partitions (just like the installation I'm cloning).
The first one is small and has grub/ and the kernel.
The second ...
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1answer
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How to dualboot Win7 and Chrome-OS on Netbook
I have tested Google Chrome OS (aka Chromium OS) using a USB pen drive, or more precisely Chrome OS Lime by Hexxeh.
Since I like it I would like to install it along side of my pre-installed Windows ...
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How to create a bootable USB stick with Debian Squeeze
Using Ubuntu, I want to install Debian Squeeze on my PC with a bootable USB stick.
I found this tutorial:
Plug the usb key in order to find the device location:
$ df -k
/dev/sdb ...
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What is the “Bootable flag” option when installing a distro?
Is the "bootable flag" needed in today's distributions? If not, then Why is it still in the installers? What is it exactly?
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How to check on which drives grub2 has actually installed an MBR?
I'm on a Debian/Squeeze system (with a history going back to at least Woody) which was upgraded to grub2 as part of the Squeeze upgrade. All works well, but I'm about to mess with the disk ...
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1answer
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Cloning a bootable USB stick to a different-size stick
HARDWARE: 2 8gb usb flash drives
DISTRO: xfce mint 9 persistent live cd
One usb flash drive has two partitions:
1) fat32 700MB Mint 9 partition
2) ext3 7.3GB casper-rw partition
GOAL:
I want to make ...
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Bootable image with LAN drivers
I'm looking for an image which will boot quickly (I assume it'll be linux) and have LAN drivers- for sending TCP / UDP packets to another system in the same network.
Ideally, if possible, I would like ...
