Booting Linux from External HDD, with persistence
- by Moriarty
I am trying to install Linux, specifically Lubuntu or BackTrack 5 on an external HDD (Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex) but I have had no luck using YUMI, or Untebootin to get it working.
I want the hard drive to be able to save the data within Linux (As in, If I install a program, it will stay there). I also tried doing this with a flash drive, which does boot, but it does not save data (I tried following Pendrive's tutorial on creating a casper-rw file and adding "persistent" to various files, but I cannot get it to save files.
Basically, I just want a form of linux on a portable device that will save files and settings between boots
Note: I do not have a CD to install from.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!