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Hi all, |
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I would like to build a bootable USB which behaves as a normal |
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installation (saving files, updates etc.) and which is reasonably |
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portable across various computers. I am following |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Install_Gentoo_on_a_bootable_USB_stick/en |
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which seems to describe what I am looking for. I am adapting the above |
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instructions to use grub2 with efi, using one partition for /boot and |
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another for /boot/efi . |
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I can boot the USB once, but then at the next reboot my hard drive |
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installation is corrupted and can not be booted anymore. I have to |
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reinstall grub from another live USB. |
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My questions: |
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1) is the above link a good reference for what I am trying to do? |
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2) what can corrupt the main driver when booting from the USB |
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installation? |
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3) is there another reference for what I am doing? (live USB are a |
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different thing, since unless I am mistaken the installation can not |
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be changed, although it is possible to mount a writable partition) |
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The fact that the main installation is corrupted is of course what |
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worries me most, since for this USB to be make sense I should be more |
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or less confident that at least it does not corrupt the main |
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installation. |
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I have no problems providing additional details, if I knew what would |
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be useful. |
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Thank you! |
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Marco |
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