Reisender_Rabe
New Member
Hello everyone!
I want to create a USB stick with two partitions:
A) A file storage that is readable by both Windows and Linux systems
B) A bootable partition on which I can store a linux distribution that runs completely on RAM
Now, usually this would not be possible because Windows only recognises the first partition on a stick. However, I read that if you put the bootable partition second, then the BIOS should be able to recognise that and boot from there.
Here is what I did so far:
1) Formatted the stick on Windows using MiniTool Partition Wizard.
2) Installed a puppylinux distribution via balenaetcher.
However, I have run into two problems:
1) Balenaetcher insists on formatting the whole stick whenever I want to put the puppylinux ISO on there. Is there a way I can circumvent this? Perhaps with the type of partition I choose to put on there?
2) Puppylinux does not recognise the stick it is installed on. Which also means I cannot save my configuration on that stick and have to setup everything again on every restart.
Many thanks in advance!
I want to create a USB stick with two partitions:
A) A file storage that is readable by both Windows and Linux systems
B) A bootable partition on which I can store a linux distribution that runs completely on RAM
Now, usually this would not be possible because Windows only recognises the first partition on a stick. However, I read that if you put the bootable partition second, then the BIOS should be able to recognise that and boot from there.
Here is what I did so far:
1) Formatted the stick on Windows using MiniTool Partition Wizard.
2) Installed a puppylinux distribution via balenaetcher.
However, I have run into two problems:
1) Balenaetcher insists on formatting the whole stick whenever I want to put the puppylinux ISO on there. Is there a way I can circumvent this? Perhaps with the type of partition I choose to put on there?
2) Puppylinux does not recognise the stick it is installed on. Which also means I cannot save my configuration on that stick and have to setup everything again on every restart.
Many thanks in advance!