My USB nest works as long as:
1 it is in a FAT partition
2. It is big enough

The only Diabolical software on my desktop was Win2k which died
about 3 months ago for the 4th time and has never been resurrected,
as the partition now holds my Dyne dock and SDK which is much easier
to fix, and infinitely more exciting to play with.

Mike Webb wrote:
> Welcome, fellow n00b! I'm relatively new to Linux and quite new to
> dyne:bolic (which I sometimes call "Diabolical Linux" when I'm
> frustrated over something :-D ).
>
> The only thing I can say regarding your concerns is that if d:b
> doesn't work with a USB drive "nest", an alternative you can try is
> Puppy Linux ( http://www.puppylinux.com ). I know it's designed to
> work with USB drives and a bunch of other ways.
>
> In the meantime I'll be waiting with you to see what the others say;
> that is, unless I decide to bring up another one of MY pet peeves with
> "Diabolical" Linux first.
>
> Feel free also to post any general questions about Linux as well. If
> nothing else, I can explain it on a newbie-to-newbie level (if I can
> explain it at all).
>
> On 7/16/07, Bomis <prendin@???> wrote:
>> Just gave the db live CD a spin. Interesting.
>>
>> Couple of questions and/or comments:
>>
>> I couldn't get my mouse pointer to move slowly enough for my taste, even
>> at the slowest setting on the mouse speed slider.
>>
>> Tried to use a USB drive "nest", but it made the boot sequence stop.
>> Nice idea, though.
>>
>> After a while, I had some pieces of previous windows stuck to my
>> desktop. Couldn't figure out how to clear them off.
>>
>> Any suggestions, I'm all ears. By the way, don't assume I know anything
>> about linux, because I don't. Total new-b here.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> I.
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