[u-u] Live booting from USB key (.iso)

[Hugh Gamble]

UEFI settings are magic for this.
USB 3 may also be an issue with older software or hardware.
And of course which version of NTFS you format your USB stick with ;-P

I've never had to fuss with multiple partitions on the USB stick,
I just make sure it's formatted as bootable.

P.S. I expect this isn't what you're trying to do,
but most persons most of the time are better off building a VM
(type 1 or type 2 depending whether it's a server or a desktop)

Either VMware or Hyper-V don't care how FAT your thumb drive is,
just mount the right path to the ISO, and away you go.

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> bounces at unixunanimous.org] On Behalf Of arocker at Vex.Net
> Sent: May 29, 2016 4:20 PM
> To: u-u at unixunanimous.org
> Subject: [u-u] Live booting from USB key (.iso)
> 
> 
> Has anyone had any success with this?
> 
> I'm getting partial successes by thrashing about, but actually
understanding
> the factors involved (how the key should be partitioned, whether to dd or
cp
> the .iso, what filesystem type, what mode settings are required, &c.)
would
> probably speed up the process.
> 
> I don't want to start a hand-waving discussion, so I won't give details
unless
> someone has the experience.
> 
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