There is a bit in the control section of a USB that sometimes can be flipped to make a USB emulation into a HD.
Look at a (Windows) application called Bootit
"Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush" - T Pratchett
As drunkjedi suggests use "pmedia=usbhd".
The trigger for the odd pupmodes is a pmedia ending in "flash".
If all the puppy files are on usb then use "pmedia=usbhd", this means puppy will only look on the usb devices.
If you want to split puppy files between ata and usb devices, then use "pmedia=atahd".
Thanks drunkjedi and gyro; I didn`t think the pmedia values worked like that.
I`ll have to look at them again and see if it describes using them this way.
sunburnt wrote:...New Flash drives have a much better life span than the old ones....
Have you actually "worn out" a flash drive? I've had one or two flash drives go south on me but they weren't very old and hadn't seen much use, so I figure they failed for some other reason than wearing out.
Years ago, a forum member, I forget who, was going to test some flash drives by constantly writing to them to see how long they lasted. I don't remember seeing anything about the results.
The flash stick I use is 512MB, it must be at least 10 years old, still works great after all this time writing to it and carrying it around everywhere.
Flash wrote:Years ago, a forum member, I forget who, was going to test some flash drives by constantly writing to them to see how long they lasted. I don't remember seeing anything about the results.
Burn_IT wrote:There is a bit in the control section of a USB that sometimes can be flipped to make a USB emulation into a HD.
Look at a (Windows) application called Bootit
lexar bootit.exe utility to flip the Removable Media Bit setting of a USB drive bootit.tar.gz this doesn't always work with some flash drives
Update: I tried pmedia=usbhd and it messed with my current PC badly.
Then I tried pmedia=atahd and it seems to be working very nicely.
The USB flash drive is now working just as the H.D. before it did.
Many thanks to all you guys for your help. Puppy is a great distro.!
Isn't that exactly what Quirky does? This is the sole reason I use Barry's Quirky more often than Puppies. When you install to the USB, it also auto saves there. No need for a separate save file....