USB Boot to R50 Thinkpad

From: J Shrimps, Jr. (databasedesigner_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/28/04

  • Next message: Stefan Monnier: "Re: USB Boot to R50 Thinkpad" 
    Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:08:48 -0400

    Have an R50 Thinkpad with XP which can't be modified.
    Thinking of porting some minimal Linux kernel to a USB flash memory
    stick, and booting from it. The R50 recognizes the SanDisk
    Cruzer mini stick, but won't boot a Win98 configuration.
    So am gonna try Linux.

    What are the steps to make a 128 USB flash memory stick
    contain a complete kernel, using RH 9.0? Understand I don't want to use
    it to boot TO the Thinkpad, but the entire Linux OS needs
    to be on the memory stick. All I need from the OS (after it boots) is a $:
    so I can copy some files off the ThinkPad and onto the memory
    stick in an emergency- type situation where XP won't boot,
    but the hard drive is intact.

    Of course, I could do the whole thing from a bootable CD,
    BUT that wouldn't be any fun now, would it?

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