(11-11-2016, 10:36 AM)Panther_ Wrote: You mean you want to install the actual arch OS to another USB, so you can go from machine to machine with the same arch system, and when I say arch system I assume you mean fully useable with a GUI, stuff installed, and that sort of shit not the live USB medium arch has. Just install it to another USB if that is the case. I've only done this once, and that was with, not arch directly, but manjaro at college for a few tests. There wasn't anything special I had to do, it just tret the USB as any other storage device.

If you just mean, I want to install arch how do I put their ISO on a USB run this as root. Replacing "sdx" with the device you want to install it to and filling in the arch ISO path.

Code:

(sudo) dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress && sync

sorry if I completely missed the point.

(11-11-2016, 01:57 PM)Ao- Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 10:36 AM)Panther_ Wrote: You mean you want to install the actual arch OS to another USB, so you can go from machine to machine with the same arch system, and when I say arch system I assume you mean fully useable with a GUI, stuff installed, and that sort of shit not the live USB medium arch has. Just install it to another USB if that is the case. I've only done this once, and that was with, not arch directly, but manjaro at college for a few tests. There wasn't anything special I had to do, it just tret the USB as any other storage device.

If you just mean, I want to install arch how do I put their ISO on a USB run this as root. Replacing "sdx" with the device you want to install it to and filling in the arch ISO path.

Code:

(sudo) dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress && sync

sorry if I completely missed the point.

My goal is a portable system like you mentioned, potentially with a GUI and all the rest, so thanks for the reply

(11-11-2016, 04:36 PM)DarkMuse Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 01:57 PM)Ao- Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 10:36 AM)Panther_ Wrote: You mean you want to install the actual arch OS to another USB, so you can go from machine to machine with the same arch system, and when I say arch system I assume you mean fully useable with a GUI, stuff installed, and that sort of shit not the live USB medium arch has. Just install it to another USB if that is the case. I've only done this once, and that was with, not arch directly, but manjaro at college for a few tests. There wasn't anything special I had to do, it just tret the USB as any other storage device.

If you just mean, I want to install arch how do I put their ISO on a USB run this as root. Replacing "sdx" with the device you want to install it to and filling in the arch ISO path.

Code:

(sudo) dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress && sync

sorry if I completely missed the point.

My goal is a portable system like you mentioned, potentially with a GUI and all the rest, so thanks for the reply

I'm not sure this is doable. You'd have to partition and flash drives are not meant to be partitioned. You're better off carrying a portable ssd or hdd.

(11-11-2016, 01:57 PM)Ao- Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 10:36 AM)Panther_ Wrote: You mean you want to install the actual arch OS to another USB, so you can go from machine to machine with the same arch system, and when I say arch system I assume you mean fully useable with a GUI, stuff installed, and that sort of shit not the live USB medium arch has. Just install it to another USB if that is the case. I've only done this once, and that was with, not arch directly, but manjaro at college for a few tests. There wasn't anything special I had to do, it just tret the USB as any other storage device.

If you just mean, I want to install arch how do I put their ISO on a USB run this as root. Replacing "sdx" with the device you want to install it to and filling in the arch ISO path.

Code:

(sudo) dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress && sync

sorry if I completely missed the point.

My goal is a portable system like you mentioned, potentially with a GUI and all the rest, so thanks for the reply

(11-11-2016, 06:52 PM)Ao- Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 04:36 PM)DarkMuse Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 01:57 PM)Ao- Wrote: My goal is a portable system like you mentioned, potentially with a GUI and all the rest, so thanks for the reply

I'm not sure this is doable. You'd have to partition and flash drives are not meant to be partitioned. You're better off carrying a portable ssd or hdd.

Looks like it's viable to partition flash storage
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16368/~/how-to-partition-a-memory-card-or-a-usb-drive

(11-13-2016, 01:30 AM)DarkMuse Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 06:52 PM)Ao- Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 04:36 PM)DarkMuse Wrote: I'm not sure this is doable. You'd have to partition and flash drives are not meant to be partitioned. You're better off carrying a portable ssd or hdd.

Looks like it's viable to partition flash storage
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16368/~/how-to-partition-a-memory-card-or-a-usb-drive

Looks like you're right! I fried a 128gb flash drive trying to do it.

EDIT:
YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THIS. I JUST PLUGGED IT IN AFTER TWO YEARS AND IT GAVE ME THE OPTION TO FORMAT! IT LIVESSSSSSSSSSS

(11-13-2016, 01:42 AM)pvnk Wrote:

(11-13-2016, 01:30 AM)DarkMuse Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 06:52 PM)Ao- Wrote: Looks like it's viable to partition flash storage
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16368/~/how-to-partition-a-memory-card-or-a-usb-drive

Looks like you're right! I fried a 128gb flash drive trying to do it.

EDIT:
YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THIS. I JUST PLUGGED IT IN AFTER TWO YEARS AND IT GAVE ME THE OPTION TO FORMAT! IT LIVESSSSSSSSSSS

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