Portable installed system that boots in UEFI as well as BIOS mode

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi Israel,

You might be interested in this Ubuntu Forum thread by terminator14

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1594694

Let us know if you try it :-)

Best regards
Nio

2014-03-26 13:47, Israel skrev:
> If it is small enough, it might be nice to add the option to load it
> into ram.
> (I can't remember what that is.. maybe zram??)  something like what
> puppy does.
> A 64bit system with EFI will (almost assuredly) come with enough ram to
> make using 64bit worthwhile (more than 4 Gig).
> Just a thought..
> Thanks for the info!
> 
> 
> On 03/26/2014 07:37 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>> Hi Rafael,
>>
>>
>> 1. No it is not made to be installed with Unetbootin.
>>
>> In linux, I think it is easiest to use mkusb according to this link
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1958073
>>
>> In Windows you can use 7-zip and win32diskimager according to the
>> description
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS#Installation_from_a_compressed_image_file-1
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. Yes, it is persistent, because it is an installed system.
>>
>> It behaves like a system installed to an internal drive, except that it
>> might be slower depending on the pendrive's hardware and the USB system.
>> A fast USB 3 pendrive in a USB 3 system is almost as fast as an internal
>> system. A fast USB 3 pendrive in a USB 2 system is much faster than a
>> standard USB 2 pendrive.
>>
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio
>>
>> 2014-03-26 13:21, Rafael Laguna skrev:
>>> Can we install it with unetbootin? And has it persistent filesystem?
>>> Because I'd like top get rid off my harddisk boot and use this.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Rafael Laguna
>>> Lubuntu Artwork Team
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-03-26 12:47 GMT+01:00 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>>:
>>>
>>>      Hi Phill,
>>>
>>>      I have uploaded a compressed image file of a system for high end
>>>      computers, contrary to what I have been working with before.
>>>
>>>      This is a portable installed system that boots in UEFI as well
>>> as BIOS
>>>      mode. It can be installed into a USB pendrive and is a good
>>> alternative
>>>      to a persistent live system, because it can be updated and upgraded
>>>      without limits.
>>>
>>>      See the description in this web page
>>>
>>>      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS
>>>
>>>      and it is uploaded to your server at
>>>
>>>      http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/uefi-n-bios
>>>
>>>      The method described and the 'final product' as a compressed
>>> image file
>>>      work for me in a Toshiba notebook according to the following
>>>      specification.
>>>
>>>     
>>> http://www.toshiba.se/laptops/satellite-pro/c850/satellite-pro-c850-19w
>>>
>>>      I don't know how specific or portable it is until tested in other
>>>      computers with UEFI.
>>>
>>>      I think the method is more important than the 'final product' in
>>> this
>>>      case, and it will be interesting to find out how portable it is.
>>>
>>>      Best regards
>>>      Nio
>>>
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>>
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