karlm
October 3rd, 2010, 03:04 AM
Hi folks :)
A friend of mine has a tiny-little netbook (Asus Eee PC 2G Surf) and the memory-card used for the harddrive is now dead...
So I came up with a bat-plan to use her 4GB USB key as the harddrive - the BIOS allows for booting from USB devices.
I have installed the USB ISO from ubuntu's main page and it works flawlessly when booting...
However, the problem is - she needs it as a permanent installation - not just testing purposes. When we install something, it disappears the next time she boots. It doesn't seem to allow any kind of installations.
On the desktop is an option to 'fully install' Ubuntu onto her computer. We tried that it keeps trying to install to the 'real' HD (the memory card that is built in, which is not only crap - but inadequate for a proper installation).
Is there a way in which I can make the USB act as if it were a 'real' hard-drive, so when we install a program it actually stays installed next time she boots?
All help appreciated :)
A friend of mine has a tiny-little netbook (Asus Eee PC 2G Surf) and the memory-card used for the harddrive is now dead...
So I came up with a bat-plan to use her 4GB USB key as the harddrive - the BIOS allows for booting from USB devices.
I have installed the USB ISO from ubuntu's main page and it works flawlessly when booting...
However, the problem is - she needs it as a permanent installation - not just testing purposes. When we install something, it disappears the next time she boots. It doesn't seem to allow any kind of installations.
On the desktop is an option to 'fully install' Ubuntu onto her computer. We tried that it keeps trying to install to the 'real' HD (the memory card that is built in, which is not only crap - but inadequate for a proper installation).
Is there a way in which I can make the USB act as if it were a 'real' hard-drive, so when we install a program it actually stays installed next time she boots?
All help appreciated :)