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Booting from write-protected USB
Posted: Wed 27 Jul 2005, 16:56
by Guest
If I boot from a write-protected USB device then the pup100 file on the USB device is ignored. Would it be possible to use this file, even though it would be probable that it would be impossible to write back to it at shutdown?
Posted: Wed 27 Jul 2005, 19:04
by Flash
Just out of curiousity, how did you put Puppy on a write-protected USB in the first place? Is it writeable from within Windows only?
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2005, 16:02
by Guest
It's got a write protect switch on the device.
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2005, 20:42
by Flash
Thanks. First I've heard of such a thing.
I guess I need to get out more.
That really sounds like a better idea than depending on software to protect against inadvertent overwriting.
Posted: Sat 30 Jul 2005, 17:23
by guest
This is a good idea to make Puppy Linux as a true thin client. In fact, this is the way how I run it today.