#pendrives — Public Fediverse posts

First Linux > Surface hurdle is the old Grub menu as it assumes keyboard availability 🤦.
The one socket to connect has the Bootable USB. Thanks Grub 2.12.

Anyone know a trick to get an option that works with just the Volume switch? :bb: 🙂 :bb:
I'm having a scan online but in my search for Linuxing a surface never saw any warnings about this little blocker.

EDIT: Found work-around, make Bootable memo card, frees up the USB socket for keyboard 🎉.
Result: Linux Mint now installing & we will see how it goes 😃.

#Computers #Tech #Pendrives #Linux #Bootable

Okay,this is where it gets risky, I'm about to unleash the power of Linux onto my old, old Surface Pro.

Checklist:
- Surface (with Secure Boot disabled) ✅
- Bootable Linux USB ✅
- Power cable ✅
- Snacks ✅
- Sanity … 🤷

#Computers #Tech #Pendrives #Linux #Bootable

Now the penny drops about why pen-drives are called pen-drives.
It's because they're the new pens.
You start with a few then somehow they vanish ,never to be seen again 🫤. I've lost track of how many times I've had to create a new bootable for installing or reinstalling Linux.🤣

So much for a quick install before grabbing tea.

EDIT: Saved time & hassle by the ISO file hiding on my PC 🥳 but I've wasted time messing with other things & playing with my portable online Mastodon 😅, so food first or I might bite someone.

#Life #Computers #Tech #Pendrives #Linux #Bootable

🇬🇧 How many #USBsticks (Let's exclude mobile HD) do you have at home? #survey #lang_en

🇩🇪 Wie viele #USB-Sticks habt Ihr zuhause (mobile Festplatten nicht eingeschloßen)? #umfrage #lang_de

🇵🇹 Quantos #pendrives (excluindo o HD móvel) você tem em casa? #pesquisa #lang_pt #portugal #brazil

💚 Kiom da USB-memoriloj vi havas hejme (ne inkluzive de porteblaj diskaparatoj)? #enketo #lang_eo #esperanto

🇬🇧 How many #USBsticks (Let's exclude mobile HD) do you have at home? #survey #lang_en

🇩🇪 Wie viele #USB-Sticks habt Ihr zuhause (mobile Festplatten nicht eingeschloßen)? #umfrage #lang_de

🇵🇹 Quantos #pendrives (excluindo o HD móvel) você tem em casa? #pesquisa #lang_pt #portugal #brazil

💚 Kiom da USB-memoriloj vi havas hejme (ne inkluzive de porteblaj diskaparatoj)? #enketo #lang_eo #esperanto

🇬🇧 How many #USBsticks (Let's exclude mobile HD) do you have at home? #survey #lang_en

🇩🇪 Wie viele #USB-Sticks habt Ihr zuhause (mobile Festplatten nicht eingeschloßen)? #umfrage #lang_de

🇵🇹 Quantos #pendrives (excluindo o HD móvel) você tem em casa? #pesquisa #lang_pt #portugal #brazil

💚 Kiom da USB-memoriloj vi havas hejme (ne inkluzive de porteblaj diskaparatoj)? #enketo #lang_eo #esperanto