Pendrivelinux 2008 install from Windows

Pendrivelinux 2008 is a remaster created from MCNLive and based purely on Mandriva Linux. Like Mandriva Flash and MCNLive, Pendrivelinux 2008 allows the user to save most installed software, changes, bookmarks, email, contacts and more by utilizing a persistent loop image. This means that you no longer needs to create a partition on the USB device for saving changes. Changes are saved and restored via a loop file that resides on the USB device by booting "Boot with Persistent changes" boot option.

Note: This tutorial is for users looking to install Pendrivelinux 2008 to a USB flash pendrive from within Windows.

Prerequisites:

• 1GB or larger USB flash drive (fat32 formatted)
  
  


• Pendrivelinux08.zip
  
  


• Windows Host to perform the install
  
  


• PC must be able to boot from USB

Installing Pendrivelinux 2008 from Windows:

Download Pendrivelinux08.zip

Extract the contents from Pendrivelinux08.zip to your USB device

From your USB device, click makeboot.bat to make the drive bootable. (In Vista you must Run makeboot.bat as Administrator)

The contents of your Flash drive should now look similar to the following:

5. Reboot your computer, set your boot menu or BIOS to boot from the USB device

Login and passwords:

User: root password: root

User: guest password: guest

Additional notes: A loopfile with a capacity of 256MB has already been created on the USB flash device. If you would like to use a larger loopfile for saving changes, boot using the Boot Live (non persistent) option. Then delete the mcnlive.loop file on your flash drive and create a new VFAT loopfile by clicking the Penguin in the Taskbar and navigating to Pendrivelinux-> Create persistent loop and following the onscreen instructions.