Bootable pendrive - Revision history

T1t0 at 22:56, 23 June 2024

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 root@host:~# fdisk -c=nondos -u=sectors /dev/sdX
-o       ## empty all
+o       ## create an empty DOS partition table
 n       ## new
 p       # primary
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-== Prepare the second partition for the bootloader ==
+=== Prepare the second partition for the bootloader ===
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-== Prepare the third partition for the iso Image ==
+=== Prepare the third partition for the iso Image ===
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-== Prepare the forth partition to be used as persistence ==
+=== Prepare the forth partition to be used as persistence ===
 <pre>
 root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L persistence /dev/sdX4
 </pre>
 [[Category:MBR]]
 [[Category:pendrive]]

T1t0: /* With BIOS partition table (MBR) */

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With BIOS partition table (MBR)

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	== With BIOS partition table (MBR) ==		== With BIOS partition table (MBR) ==

	~~According~~ with the booting image that you will use, the ISO image file cannot be stored on the Windows or Persistence partitions, or they will be mounted only 'read-only' and cannot be used to store file. See [[Debian_live]] as an example.		The first partition is to avoid problems, as the "world" expects the first partition to be a VFAT. You can still use it as a normal pendrive, to exchange files between different O.S. like Windows and Linux.

			Additionally, according with the booting image that you will use, the ISO image file cannot be stored on the Windows or Persistence partitions, or they will be mounted only 'read-only' and cannot be used to store file. See [[Debian_live]] as an example.

	To avoid this problem, 4 partitions will be created:		To avoid this problem, 4 partitions will be created:

T1t0 at 17:47, 23 June 2024

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	* 1) '''/dev/sdX1''' partition with a Windows compatible FAT32 filesystem of 1GB, to share data between different O.S.;		* 1) '''/dev/sdX1''' partition with a Windows compatible FAT32 filesystem of 1GB, to share data between different O.S.;
	* 2) '''/dev/sdX2''' partition with a bootable Linux EXT2 filesystem of 128Mb containing the bootloader;		* 2) '''/dev/sdX2''' partition with a bootable Linux EXT2 filesystem of 128Mb containing the bootloader;
	* 2) '''/dev/sdX3''' partition with a Linux EXT2 filesystem of 5GB containing the ~~LIVE~~ ISO image of your choice (it MUST be greater than your ISO image);		* 2) '''/dev/sdX3''' partition with a Linux EXT2 filesystem of 5GB containing the ISO image of your choice (it MUST be greater than your ISO image);
	* 3) '''/dev/sdX4''' partition with a Linux EXT2 filesystem with the remaining space, used for Persistence, to keep your user data and to install custom programs.		* 3) '''/dev/sdX4''' partition with a Linux EXT2 filesystem with the remaining space, used for Persistence, to keep your user data and to install custom programs.

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	== Prepare the third partition for the ~~live~~ Image ==		== Prepare the third partition for the iso Image ==

	<pre>		<pre>
	root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L ~~live~~ /dev/sdX3		root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L isoimages /dev/sdX3
	</pre>		</pre>

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	<pre>		<pre>
	root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L ~~live~~ /dev/sdX4		root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L persistence /dev/sdX4
	</pre>		</pre>

	[[Category:MBR]]		[[Category:MBR]]
	[[Category:pendrive]]		[[Category:pendrive]]

T1t0 at 16:25, 23 June 2024

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	= Create a bootable usb pendrive =		= Create a bootable usb pendrive =

			NOTE: In this example a 16GB pen-drive is used.

	== With BIOS partition table (MBR) ==		== With BIOS partition table (MBR) ==

	~~In this example a 16GB pen~~-~~drive is~~ used.		According with the booting image that you will use, the ISO image file cannot be stored on the Windows or Persistence partitions, or they will be mounted only 'read-only' and cannot be used to store file. See [[Debian_live]] as an example.

			To avoid this problem, 4 partitions will be created:

	WARNING! the pendrive device name on your computer will be different, in this example '''/dev/sdX''' is used, change it accordingly with your one!		WARNING! the pendrive device name on your computer will be different, in this example '''/dev/sdX''' is used, change it accordingly with your one!

	NOTE, according with the booting image that you will use, the ISO image file cannot be stored on the Windows or Persistence partitions, or they will be mounted only 'read-only' and cannot be used to store file.

	~~To avoid this problem, 4 partitions will be created:~~

	* 1) '''/dev/sdX1''' partition with a Windows compatible FAT32 filesystem of 1GB, to share data between different O.S.;		* 1) '''/dev/sdX1''' partition with a Windows compatible FAT32 filesystem of 1GB, to share data between different O.S.;

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= Create a bootable usb pendrive =

== With BIOS partition table (MBR) ==

In this example a 16GB pen-drive is used.

WARNING! the pendrive device name on your computer will be different, in this example '''/dev/sdX''' is used, change it accordingly with your one!

NOTE, according with the booting image that you will use, the ISO image file cannot be stored on the Windows or Persistence partitions, or they will be mounted only 'read-only' and cannot be used to store file.

To avoid this problem, 4 partitions will be created:

* 1) '''/dev/sdX1''' partition with a Windows compatible FAT32 filesystem of 1GB, to share data between different O.S.;
* 2) '''/dev/sdX2''' partition with a bootable Linux EXT2 filesystem of 128Mb containing the bootloader;
* 2) '''/dev/sdX3''' partition with a Linux EXT2 filesystem of 5GB containing the LIVE ISO image of your choice (it MUST be greater than your ISO image);
* 3) '''/dev/sdX4''' partition with a Linux EXT2 filesystem with the remaining space, used for Persistence, to keep your user data and to install custom programs.

<pre>
root@host:~# fdisk -c=nondos -u=sectors /dev/sdX
o ## empty all
n ## new
p # primary
1 # partition 1
[enter] # default, start at initial disk
+1G # 1GB of size
t # type of the unique existent partition
c # W95 FAT32 (LBA) partition up to 2Tb size
n ## new
p # primary
2 # partition 2
[enter] # default start at the end of previous partition
+128M # 128MB size
t # type of the partition
2 # select partition 2
17 # Hidden HPFS/NTFS
a # enable boot
2 # select partition 2
n ## new
p # primary
3 # partition 3
[enter] # default start at the end of previous partition
+5GB # 5GB size
t # type of the partition
3 # select partition 3
83 # Linux
n ## new
p # primary
# auto-select partition 4
[enter] # default start at the end of previous partition
[enter] # all remaining space
t # type of the partition
4 # select partition 4
83 # Linux
p ## print new future partition, check if is equal to below description
w ## WRITE CHANGES AND EXIT!!!
root@host:~#
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* If all is ok, your configuration is something like:

<pre>
root@host:~# fdisk -c=nondos -u=sectors -l /dev/sdX

Disk /dev/sdX: 14.44 GiB, 15502147584 bytes, 30277632 sectors
Disk model: DataTraveler 3.0
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x4a00edc1

Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdX1 2048 2099199 2097152 1G c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sdX2 * 2099200 2361343 262144 128M 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdX3 2361344 12847103 10485760 5G 83 Linux
/dev/sdX4 12847104 30277631 17430528 8.3G 83 Linux

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=== Prepare the first partition for Windows use ===

<pre>
root@host:~# mkfs.vfat -v -n USB -F 32 /dev/sdX1
</pre>

== Prepare the second partition for the bootloader ==

<pre>
root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L bootloader /dev/sdX2
</pre>

== Prepare the third partition for the live Image ==

<pre>
root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L live /dev/sdX3
</pre>

== Prepare the forth partition to be used as persistence ==

<pre>
root@host:~# mkfs.ext2 -v -L live /dev/sdX4
</pre>

[[Category:MBR]]
[[Category:pendrive]]