Re: fc4 on memory stick

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On 10/9/06, Grumpy_Penguin <grumpypenguin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Monday 09 October 2006 10:42 am, Mike Wright wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Spent all yesterday searching google and experimenting but couldn't find
> what I was looking for.
>
> Sometime ago I bought a 1G memory stick for $20US and managed to
> repartition and reformat it and copy enough FC4 onto it to have a
> bootable device, basically turning a USB memory stick into a USB drive.
> It has proven very useful as a recovery tool and as a network debugger.
>
> I'm pretty sure it was done with instructions from a link I found on
> this list.  The instructions were very good, covering everything from
> the MBR to the making of a USB capable initrd.  Unfortunately, I haven't
> a clue where to find it again.
>
> Anybody remember seeing this link or know where it can be found?
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Mike Wright  :m)
Why do it the hard way? jst put a bootable version of DSL [only 50Mb]linux on
a 128 Mb stick and use that
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html

Maybe because:
0) DSL != FC
1) DSL has alot of limitations (especially in the number of available packages)

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