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viv wrote: > Thanks for all of your suggestions. I did eventually find a site that > provides quite a lot of help in how to do install various linux distros > to a usb drive. I figure that if I can get the machine to boot Ubuntu or > Knoppix from a pen drive, I then should be able to install to the hard > drive (Like I did with Puppy). > > However, when I went back to try it out, I found that I have managed to > mess up the pen drive - it won't mount now in either Linux or Windows. I > also tried GParted and QTParted but, neither can see it. > > Therefore I have ordered some new pen drives from Amazon and will have > another go when they arrive. Luckily, they are very cheap these days. > > This is the site I found in case anyone else wants to do this : > > http://pendrivelinux.com/ > > Thanks for the offer of the loan of your usb cd drive Rob. I may still > take you up on that, if all else fails. > > Great, I'll check that site out. By the way, SVP in Paignton are now doing 1GB USB pen drives for £5 (or so their e-mail they sent to me says). At that price I'm half tempted to buy a couple as they're really handy for work (having a bootable linux distro has got me out of a few fixes in the past). Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html