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I used the instructions here to download the DVD ISO of Linux Mint 10 and then I put it on my USB drive using the program that was linked to in the description. I'm now trying to boot from the USB drive (it's 2 GB), but my computer doesn't seem to recognize it... I'm not sure if it can boot from USB at all. Is it possible? The BIOS is Phoenix TrustedCore 2.70 and my computer is a Toshiba laptop purchased in autumn 2008.
hmm, have you tested to see if it can boot from usb at all?
Can you get to an bootmenu when pressing F12 during boot?
Have you set the boot flag on the USB's partition?
A program that you can try to use is unetbootin, which makes USB booting super easy. Just choose your iso file, select the drive and press enter.
Quote from: Eeems on April 29, 2011, 01:09:55 pmHave you set the boot flag on the USB's partition?I don't know what this is.
Ah, I don't think so. What you could do is burn it to a disk, boot in live mode, and use the Mint usb stick creator, which I think has the option for persistence.
Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, so I think the USB creater in Ubuntu (already installed) should be able to do it.The USB creator is located at: Top panel >> System >> Administration >> Startup Disk Creator