WARNING: Before I begin, there is a risk with this.
I typically only download android applications from the google play store. However, I did not find this application in the play store.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK - I figure worse case, use it long enough to get the job done, and then delete it.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if your phone gets hacked.
Here is the scenario. I only have one computer. The computer is fine, however the OS installed on it is corrupted
beyond repair and I do not have an installation disk to repair it. What do I do? You need something called an OTG
( on-the-go ) USB adapter.
I have an android cell phone, and it has a large amount of free storage space on it. Many cell phones have
32GB, 64GB, and even 128GB. But we don't need that much, typically Linux iso's are only between 2GB and 7 GB.
I have seen some as large as 15GB. So, we can download the iso image to our cell phone.
Download one of these iso's from the usual sites.
(This does also work for making Windows install USBs)
Install Etch droid - https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.depau.etchdroid/
Github - https://github.com/EtchDroid/EtchDroid
Use the OTG (On-The-Go) adapter to connect your USB drive to your Android phone.
Open EtchDroid and follow the on-screen instructions to select the downloaded ISO file and the connected USB drive. EtchDroid will then write the ISO image to the USB drive, making it bootable.
This is similar to using Etcher, Rufus, or Fedora Media Writer, except that you are burning the Linux iso file to the USB from your
cell phone instead of a computer.
I have tested this, and it does work in an emergency when there is no other option. But I would recommend that you remove
this app from your cell phone once the USB Linux installer is created. If you're really paranoid, put your phone in airplane mode to disable all network traffic while you are doing this.
Also, once you have created the USB installer, you can remove the iso image from your cell phone to free up space.
I typically only download android applications from the google play store. However, I did not find this application in the play store.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK - I figure worse case, use it long enough to get the job done, and then delete it.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if your phone gets hacked.
Here is the scenario. I only have one computer. The computer is fine, however the OS installed on it is corrupted
beyond repair and I do not have an installation disk to repair it. What do I do? You need something called an OTG
( on-the-go ) USB adapter.
I have an android cell phone, and it has a large amount of free storage space on it. Many cell phones have
32GB, 64GB, and even 128GB. But we don't need that much, typically Linux iso's are only between 2GB and 7 GB.
I have seen some as large as 15GB. So, we can download the iso image to our cell phone.
Download one of these iso's from the usual sites.
(This does also work for making Windows install USBs)
Install Etch droid - https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.depau.etchdroid/
Github - https://github.com/EtchDroid/EtchDroid
Use the OTG (On-The-Go) adapter to connect your USB drive to your Android phone.
Open EtchDroid and follow the on-screen instructions to select the downloaded ISO file and the connected USB drive. EtchDroid will then write the ISO image to the USB drive, making it bootable.
This is similar to using Etcher, Rufus, or Fedora Media Writer, except that you are burning the Linux iso file to the USB from your
cell phone instead of a computer.
I have tested this, and it does work in an emergency when there is no other option. But I would recommend that you remove
this app from your cell phone once the USB Linux installer is created. If you're really paranoid, put your phone in airplane mode to disable all network traffic while you are doing this.
Also, once you have created the USB installer, you can remove the iso image from your cell phone to free up space.
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