Cell wrote:o I mounted the ext4 partitions on the usb drive and as soon as I started the install they got unmounted
this is normal.In order for the partitioner to work the drive has to be unmounted....You can't install an os to a mounted drive,because then you can write to it while its being installed....which will basically bork it.
I understand what your trying to do now...install to a usb drive.I can see if I can do it as soon as I make a re-master of my os on my usb drive.
If you post some screen shots of the installer partition bit it might be helpful too.
well not all to the usb ! /home lives on the laptop hard drive and / /usr /var live on the usb drive
Strange I know but when I installed Ultimate Edition 2.3 I did not have an ext4 big enuf for /home on the usb so made one on the laptop hd
OK, I broke down and installed 2.4 on the laptop-no USB required.I do have a few things that I can not seem to get working.Emerald is one and the gdm splash screen is the other.The splash is not a problem but I like a 4 button gui.I have
set the compiz/window decoration to use Emerald/reboot and started emerald but it does not let me change to the emerald I want to use ?
Other than that, every thing went smoothly