linux on flash drive

Bakryuuha · 01-17-2008, 01:53 PM

I installed Ubuntu 7.10 successfully on my 2 GB flash drive, it saves changes and whatnot, my problem is with the drivers. I can't find linux drivers for my laptop, the ASUS F3SA. If anyone can help me find them (especially VGA drivers), I would greatly appreciate that. Thx :D

lensman3 · 01-23-2008, 08:11 PM

I think that Linux has a generic VGA driver that will work. It works with X11 GUI just fine when my nvidia driver gets munged. That should work fine but it probably won't get much over 640x480. Is there a xVGA setting?

Keep in mind that a flash drive only has so many times that the transistors(?) can be written into before they die. A good flash drives software will move the active write locations around so that a part of it won't "die". I think most of a file Linux file system is pretty much read only except for swap areas. I probably wouldn't try to recompile the kernel too many times...

tomiro · 01-27-2008, 09:50 AM

If you edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replace the video driver (probably "NV") with "vesa" it will give a decent generic driver. Just restart x (or the entire PC) to begin using it after the change.

Also, you might want to take a look at Wolvix. I've used it for about a year and is very good. It can run live from a USB stick, a CD, or the hard drive using a save file. The performance of Wolvix running live is as fast, or faster, faster than most hard drive installs. see http://wolvix.org

ncsu1983 · 02-01-2008, 08:51 PM

Ubuntu automatically detects and configures your screen with xorg (I think), and will use a generic driver if necessary. Check to see if you have a restricted driver (System --> Administration --> Restricted Drivers), and follow the prompts if you do. You'll need the installation CD and/or connection to the Internet to download and install any necessary firmware.

If in doubt, snoop around the Ubuntu forums. They're top-notch.

Cheers.

01-17-2008, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bakryuuha Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 76 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1	linux on flash drive I installed Ubuntu 7.10 successfully on my 2 GB flash drive, it saves changes and whatnot, my problem is with the drivers. I can't find linux drivers for my laptop, the ASUS F3SA. If anyone can help me find them (especially VGA drivers), I would greatly appreciate that. Thx :D

01-23-2008, 08:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: linux on flash drive I think that Linux has a generic VGA driver that will work. It works with X11 GUI just fine when my nvidia driver gets munged. That should work fine but it probably won't get much over 640x480. Is there a xVGA setting? Keep in mind that a flash drive only has so many times that the transistors(?) can be written into before they die. A good flash drives software will move the active write locations around so that a part of it won't "die". I think most of a file Linux file system is pretty much read only except for swap areas. I probably wouldn't try to recompile the kernel too many times...

01-27-2008, 09:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
tomiro Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 5 OS: Zenwalk Gnu/Linux 5.0	Re: linux on flash drive If you edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replace the video driver (probably "NV") with "vesa" it will give a decent generic driver. Just restart x (or the entire PC) to begin using it after the change. Also, you might want to take a look at Wolvix. I've used it for about a year and is very good. It can run live from a USB stick, a CD, or the hard drive using a save file. The performance of Wolvix running live is as fast, or faster, faster than most hard drive installs. see http://wolvix.org __________________ Thank you, tomiro

02-01-2008, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
ncsu1983 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 38 OS: Linux My System	Re: linux on flash drive Ubuntu automatically detects and configures your screen with xorg (I think), and will use a generic driver if necessary. Check to see if you have a restricted driver (System --> Administration --> Restricted Drivers), and follow the prompts if you do. You'll need the installation CD and/or connection to the Internet to download and install any necessary firmware. If in doubt, snoop around the Ubuntu forums. They're top-notch. Cheers.