topic title: Antix 11 antix2usb persistent
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#1
This is going to be a generic how to for creating a persistent Antix 11 usb drive. For this how to. I am going to use my Antix 11 i686 Full Iso Unetbootin Live USB and boot it up on my IBM m57 Desktop

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demo@antiX1:~$ inxi -F
System:    Host antiX1 Kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
CPU:       Dual core AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (-MCP-) cache 1024 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 svm) bmips 8798.54 
           Clock Speeds: (1) 2199.635 MHz (2) 2199.635 MHz
Graphics:  Card: nVidia G71 [GeForce 7900 GS] bus-ID: 01:00.0 X.Org 1.9.5 Res: 1024x768@85.0hz 
           GLX Renderer Software Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.10 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio:     Card ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver HDA Intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.23
Network:   Card Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller driver r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port dc00 bus-ID: 02:00.0
Disks:     HDD Total Size: 322.1GB (0.2% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD3200AAKS 320.1GB 
           2: USB /dev/sdb DataTraveler_2.0 2.0GB 
Partition: ID:/ size: 16M used: 101K (1%) fs: rootfs ID:swap-1 size: 6.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Info:      Processes 96 Uptime 34 min Memory 145.3/2023.5MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.95
This procedure can be done on any laptop/Desktop. Either booting from cdrom or pendrive with AntiX 11 with a control center.

Either download AntiX 11 from
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url was:"http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/mepis/released/antix/"
linktext was:"http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/mepi ... sed/antix/"
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or use Transmission and download torrent from
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url was:"http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title=Main_Page#Downloads"
linktext was:"http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title= ... #Downloads"
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to demo folder. I always md5sum check my downloads for integrity reasons.

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demo@antiX1:~$ md5sum antiX-M11-base-686.iso 
8e6075a96c640bdc1218a7e85bab3808  antiX-M11-base-686.iso
demo@antiX1:~$
Now on to making the pendrive.

Insert your pendrive that you are going to make the persistent Pendrive with. I will show you later on how to identify it in Gparted and make sure it is unmounted.

Your thunar file manager should look like so. Click the crossed wrenches in tool bar (icewm) or in Flux box right click on Desktop and pick controlcenter from menu.



Next open Gparted to get drive identity. I'm am doing this the gui way for new users instead of command line.



As you can see. My pendrive is /dev/sdc and is formatted as fat32. Just a stock pendrive. You will also see that it is unmounted. If your is mounted. Just right click on the drive in gparted and pick unmount.

Close gparted when done.

Now in drives section of antix control center hit the antix2usb box and a window should open like so.

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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#2
Now we know that /dev/sdc is the usb drive that I wish to make my persistent usb on. I pick that from the drop down menu. I also find my antix 11 .iso in demo also. I am using ext2 file system on my usb. ext3 file system choice is also available from drop down menu box for file system.



When done. Your next screen should look like mine.

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Hit apply and you are off to the races.

Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#3
When finished your screen should look like mine



After hitting OK. You will get a prompt that it is safe to remove the pendrive. I just shutdown and am going to enjoy the new Pendrive I just made. Enjoy yours also. Happy Trails, Rok __{{emoticon}}__
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#4
ok. i JUST BOOTED MY aNTIx 11 I686 base iso persistent usb and here is the look see.