[H-GEN] Installing mulinux on a removable USB drive

[David Seikel]

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 --- Stuart Longland <stuartl at longlandclan.hopto.org> wrote: 
> Abhay Misra wrote:
> |   Just wondering if it is possible to install mulinux or for that
> matter
> | any other tiny version of linux on a removable usb drive.
> 
> My guess is yes, but you'll need to boot from floppy and use an initial
> ramdisk.  As to how to do it, I wouldn't have a clue.  But it should be
> possible.

Rumour has it that some USB devices are bootable and that some recent
BIOSes (not mine unfortunately) can boot from them.

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