Formatting USB as POSIX from Windows
Posted: 14 Nov 2015, 17:51
My main desktop machine is running Windows 10.
I want to install/use Porteus on an old HP Mini netbook I have.
So far every time I have reformatted the USB stick I'm using my options are NTSF, FAT or FAT32.
When I boot the netbook from the USB running Porteus I get a message stating that its on a non POSIX formatted medium and can only operate in always fresh mode.
Problem. Nothing Works.
I can not do anything with the file system on the netbook's hard drive. Can not delete directories or files. Can not create new directories. Can not move files. Nothing.
When I try to load the installer..... nothing. Nothing happens at all.
end Result. I have a pretty desktop with zero functionality.
I have even tried having Porteus load into ram first then boot with the same results.
The hard drive on the laptop is currently formatted with a Linux file structure, but the old Linux OS is not bootable.
Question: How can I format the USB stick with a POSTIX format that Porteus can use so that I can have functionality and can install Porteus to my netbook's hard drive. since Windows own formatting tools only support the basic windows formats, I assume I have to use a 3rd party program to format the USB stick.
I want to install/use Porteus on an old HP Mini netbook I have.
So far every time I have reformatted the USB stick I'm using my options are NTSF, FAT or FAT32.
When I boot the netbook from the USB running Porteus I get a message stating that its on a non POSIX formatted medium and can only operate in always fresh mode.
Problem. Nothing Works.
I can not do anything with the file system on the netbook's hard drive. Can not delete directories or files. Can not create new directories. Can not move files. Nothing.
When I try to load the installer..... nothing. Nothing happens at all.
end Result. I have a pretty desktop with zero functionality.
I have even tried having Porteus load into ram first then boot with the same results.
The hard drive on the laptop is currently formatted with a Linux file structure, but the old Linux OS is not bootable.
Question: How can I format the USB stick with a POSTIX format that Porteus can use so that I can have functionality and can install Porteus to my netbook's hard drive. since Windows own formatting tools only support the basic windows formats, I assume I have to use a 3rd party program to format the USB stick.