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How to format a thumbdrive in Ubuntu

While the Linux OS in general, and Ubuntu in particular, has progressed so much in the user’s desktop (and in my opinion, to the point superior to other competing OSes), there is still room for improvement. I occasionally encountered situations where Ubuntu seemed to be lacking in some fundamental use cases. Just the other day, [...]

Posted 10 November 2008 § Ubuntu Linux ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Installing Debian/NSLU2 on usb thumbdrive

In previous posts, I outlined the slug’s hardware modifications. Once I have added an internal usb thumbdrive, it was time to install Debian NSLU2 on the thumbdrive. Installing on a usb thumbdrive was almost identical to installing on a usb harddrive. To recap, here was the reference webpage and here was my previous post on [...]

Posted 06 August 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Add internal usb thumbdrive part 2

Continuing from the previous post, here was how I added an internal usb thumbdrive inside the Linksys NSLU2. Step 1: Understanding the usb ports The slug came with two external usb ports. The simplest way to add a thumbdrive as the root partition is to plug it to the port marked “Disk 1″. However, there [...]

Posted 01 August 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

Add internal usb thumbdrive part 1

A few times a year, we have PC shows in my part of the world. In any other place, a PC show is where companies showcase their greatest new gadgets and computing devices. However, in my town, a PC show is always a good excuse for cheap sales. We of the tech world are often [...]

Posted 27 July 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Reskinning a USB thumbdrive

With the price of a USB thumbdrive dropping of the cliff, I ended up with a few spares.  These little guys were too small (megabytes wise) to be of any use, except for the occasional sneaker-netting.  The older ones were quite beat up, after years of use and abuse.  I figured it’s time to give [...]

Posted 28 June 2008 § Offbeat ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,