[ubuntu-in] Ubuntu/Knoppix on ext2/ext3 FS on usb stick

[Jkhatri]

On Friday 17 September 2010 01:20 PM, Nitesh Mistry wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:08:24AM +0530, Jkhatri wrote:
>    
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Anyone can light on this,
>>
>> I'm installing Linux on my usb 16GB stick , but I'm wondering why only
>> vfat partition is needed to install the Linux on usb stick , why we
>> can't use extX type of FS to install the Linux????  is it necessary to
>> have vfat partition to install Linux instead of its native FS... ? is
>> there any solution for this ?
>>
>>
>> I came to know that , SYSLINUX uses vfat .... thats why it is required
>> ... but the same thing never happened in case of HDD ... I never
>> formated my hdd with vft to install Linux, it boots from extX type of
>> partition ... then why we need to format usb stick with vfat ????
>>      
> You are mixing up two different things here, or may be I have
> misunderstood your query -
>
> Are you trying to *install* linux on the usb stick or creating a *Live
> USB Stick*
>    
I'm trying to install  KNOPPIX on usb stick



> You will need syslinux only if you are trying the latter. In case of
> your external HDD, you would have *installed* linux on it, and hence
> wouldn't have faced this problem.
>
> I frequently use my Elive LiveUSB key, which has grub installed for
> booting. And it is on a ext2 filesystem.
>
> HTH
>
>    


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