Can this device be made bootable for Linux and then boot in a USB 2.0 laptop?. Is there software available to change the 'boot' flag?
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I have used it to boot vista and windows 7 on a usb 2.0 slot. Not sure if Linux is diffrent but I would assume it would work.
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You would have to out it on it manually, but yes it should. I don't know for sure, since I haven't reset it with Fedora, but Ubuntu runs fine on my very similliar laptop. There is always a few bugs, like mine, currently, there is something wrong with the RAM, but it still works on Windows 8.1. So, since Linux has it's glitches, Dual-Boot it, so that you have a back up OS
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i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd that came from a store. Hope you get what you want done. i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd... » Read More i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd that came from a store. Hope you get what you want done. « Show Less
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Yes, all of the USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports work. You can boot from either of them.
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You should be able to. I was able to reformat it to ext4 for a Linux data drive with no problems.
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I have this configured up with multiple windows versions (including Win 8) as well as Linux versions and have not had any issues - device circuitry acts as pass thru - note that I used each slot for a separate o/s and use the power buttons to dictate which o/s will boot.
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The utilite is not offered with Linux Mint preinstalled but some googling and research you should be able to figure out a way to do it. The box is definitely worth the money, IMHO.
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No. Well, not directly.I had to change some kernel settings and recompile. Even then, it never really worked for me. One of the problems is that this device appears as an unknown USB device, and I had to trick the modules to work.
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This is not an answer to the question, in this case a statement. First I was extremely interested in the comment and it was quite helpful. However, does the machine function with single boot to a Linux distribution of some flavor?
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yes. you can install linux in this laptop easily ;) and you can find drivers in lenovo support site.
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You should be able to use the gparted partitioner in Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Ubuntu (Standard), or some other Linux distro. That's the simple answer. You would still have to make a boot USB first. http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr
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I don't think so. There is no driver to be installed. The only way to change between the two USB is pressing the blue buttons.
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Absolutely. I have a bunch of them that I use as live-USB drives. Just remember that once you install bootable Linux on a USB stick, you will have to erase the first block of the MBR in order to reformat it for some other use. There are plenty of "how to" articles at AskUbuntu.com.
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I also can't answer at this moment. It doesn't work yet because I'm fighting against Win8 and it's hardware to install Linux.
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Yes. You might have to format the drive though. It should be fast enough to run Linux without any issues.
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It works fine with Ubuntu and I see no reason why it wouldn't work OK with CentOS etc. Is there a particular flavour you want to run on it?
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I was able to install Lubuntu from USB flash drive with no effort. With some tweaking you should be able to install any distro.