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by bonk_sama
26 Sep 2023, 14:01
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: Need help with Porteus linux setup
Replies: 13
Views: 1772

Need help with Porteus linux setup

Sorry I used LS to emphasis the ls -on command. So the USB drive is not booting an ISO. How big is the USB? For my USBs I format them as FAT32 so I can share files on them with other systems and they can be booted on EFI or BIOS systems. I simply copy the 3 ISO folders and .txt file to the USB driv...
by bonk_sama
26 Sep 2023, 01:42
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: Need help with Porteus linux setup
Replies: 13
Views: 1772

Need help with Porteus linux setup

Bonk, could you post the output of an LS -on command for your USB drive? 1. https://i.ibb.co/0DxsDps/image.png https://i.ibb.co/7K6GYyy/image.png Did you read the USB_INSTALLATION.txt file in the ISO? 2. I am not sure which set of instructions to follow. I will format the USB to start from scratch....
by bonk_sama
25 Sep 2023, 16:18
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: Need help with Porteus linux setup
Replies: 13
Views: 1772

Need help with Porteus linux setup

1.boot up in copy2ram the installer displayed the "This application cannot be used when using copy2ram cheatcode". Don't use the copy2ram cheatcode. If you don't have the cheatcode changes=EXIT in the boot parms the USB drive should be both writable, and removable. this: I dont understand what you ...
by bonk_sama
25 Sep 2023, 01:06
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: Need help with Porteus linux setup
Replies: 13
Views: 1772

Need help with Porteus linux setup

bonk_sama wrote: ↑ 24 Sep 2023, 07:04 One way I can think of is to run Porteus from RAM and use the built-in Porteus Installer to install it on the USB. This way right too. As it turns out, this way is not right. I just tried it and the installer displayed the "This application cannot be used when ...
by bonk_sama
24 Sep 2023, 01:34
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: Need help with Porteus linux setup
Replies: 13
Views: 1772

Need help with Porteus linux setup

Welcome on the board! 1) Firefox you can build vis Browser Selection and Update Tool (you can find it at Start menu) 2) MEGAcmd-1.6.3-x86_64 + deps Short how2: $ mega-cmd MEGA CMD> help You can see available commands. MEGA CMD> login --help Usage: login [--auth-code=XXXX] [email [password]] | expor...
by bonk_sama
23 Sep 2023, 17:17
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: Need help with Porteus linux setup
Replies: 13
Views: 1772

Need help with Porteus linux setup

Hi, I was searching for a linux distro which I can run from my USB drive when I came across Porteus. Since I have only extensively used Windows, my exposure to linux is very less. I have used Linux Mint and that was my first choice to use on my USB but the issue is the size of the distro. Since Port...