Re: [Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-17 Thread Jon Elson
Rafael Skodlar wrote: Jon Elson wrote: AKSYS Tech Pty Ltd wrote: Hi Guys Thanks very much for all the info. I must confess that this is my first time playing with Linux so it is all a bit new to me. I am trying to make a solid “Industrial” controller, because as a day job I retrofit

Re: [Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-16 Thread Jon Elson
AKSYS Tech Pty Ltd wrote: Hi I am trying to install EMC using the Ubuntu live cd. I am trying to install to a USB key as my hard drive, as I am wanting to have a solid state hard drive. This key is a 8Gig stick. I get about 98% through the install but as soon as it starts to install

Re: [Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-16 Thread Ray Henry
Hi Andrew I've run EMC2 from a USB stick but it was using one of the smaller distros that had a USB install as an option. It seemed to run fine but all of it was pulled into RAM and run from there. I also have a stock Ubuntu 6.06 install to a CF chip on one of those IDE disk adapters. I ran

[Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-16 Thread AKSYS Tech Pty Ltd
Hi Guys Thanks very much for all the info. I must confess that this is my first time playing with Linux so it is all a bit new to me. I am trying to make a solid Industrial controller, because as a day job I retrofit and repair CNC machine tools. And as a result of this I see many hard drive

Re: [Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-16 Thread Alex Joni
Yup, here's the key item: 18. Reboot your computer and set your system BIOS to boot from USB-HDD or USB-ZIP. Also set the boot priority if necessary. None of the computers I have have such an option, although all of them have on-mobo USB. Maybe the very latest ones that have nothing BUT

Re: [Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-16 Thread William Scalione
Here is a link to install PC-Linux mini to a USB key, you may be able to pick up some tips there. Maybe just substitute the ubuntu disk for the PC-Linux disk and follow the directions. Bill http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/02/26/put-pclinuxos-on-a-flash-drive-via-linux/ Alex Joni wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-16 Thread Rafael Skodlar
Jon Elson wrote: AKSYS Tech Pty Ltd wrote: Hi Guys Thanks very much for all the info. I must confess that this is my first time playing with Linux so it is all a bit new to me. I am trying to make a solid “Industrial” controller, because as a day job I retrofit and repair CNC