live usb partition issue.

slinxy · 5 Dec 2009 at 21:47

Hi

I'm trying to partition my usb pen drive (16gb) into two partitions. One of 4gb and the other of 12gb. I want it so that I can install a live verison of mint on to the smaller partition and have the larger one for data.

Using Pailmpsest, If I have the smaller partition setup first on the drive, windows does not see the second partition at all no matter what file system I make the 4gb, so it can't be used for data.

If I have the larger partition first, windows picks it up fine, but the second partition is not bootable after making it bootable with unetboootin, I'm sure this is due to the Bios itself. The usb startup disk creator does not like mutliply usb partition and keeps wanting to remove the partitions before copying the file.

Any suggestions are welcome.. but I feel I fighting a loosing battle.

PermaBanned · 5 Dec 2009 at 21:49

Install it?

Roland0 · 5 Dec 2009 at 21:56

I would use Gparted, pretty much always works, its the best partitioning tool i have ever used!

NicNac · 5 Dec 2009 at 22:19

I haven't used mint but if it's based on ubuntu which I belive it is. then it should include a tool for installing it to usb.

Roland0 · 6 Dec 2009 at 00:13

oh btw windows refuses to see anything other than the first partition on usb(mobile) devices

slinxy · 6 Dec 2009 at 10:09

I've been looking into it and I think what I need to do is, partition the drive in to two with 12gb as the first and 4gb as the second. Install windows boot files on to the 12gb, then actually install linux on to the 4gb parititon, this will see the windows boot files on the 12gb and edit it so its multiple boot.

I give it a blast later and see what happends.