Install Linux Mandrake 9.1 on 1gig usb key
 

Hi Is it possible to install linux mandrake 9.1 on a 1g flash key, this is the key I hope to use (technical data below)
Also if this is possible how would i install linux, the drive is recognized as E:/ ?
-Thanks
Jamie
Technical Specifications

Supported OS Windows 98/SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Mac 8.6 or higher
Power Supply USB bus-powered (4.5V to 5.5V)
Capacities 1GB / 2GB
Operating Current < 50mA
Suspend Current < 500uA, compliant to USB spec. of <500uA
Data Retention 10 years
LED Indication LED Green: Device Connected
LED Red Flashing: Data Transferring
Data Reading Speed 8MB/sec
Data Writing Speed 6MB/sec
Operating Temperature 0°C ~ +50°C
Storage Temperature -20°C ~ +80°C
Dimension (LxWxH) 86mm x 25mm x 11mm
Weight 16g
Certification FCC, CE and MIC
Warranty 3 year limited liability warranty

Althought It is possible to run an installer, have the installer recognize the flash stick as a drive, and install the files onto the
flash stick. The big question would be, does the Bios of the PC support a flash stick as a bootable drive? I havent seen a bios that can do that (yet). More power to ya though If you can get it to work. The only pitfall you have is the bios issue.

Well would the booting work say if i restarted in an ms dos promp and typed some sort of script, or made some sort of boot disk?


-thanks
Jamie

That will definitely work. You just need your flash stick to be recognized by windows and use a program called loadlin.

Here is a link that can help you use loadlin.
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Loadlin+Win95-98-ME.html

Hope this helps.