My experiences:
Most reliable (and quick) flashdrives for booting are Sandisk Micro (rubbery ones), Toshiba, and Kingston Traveller.
Not any help but an observation:
Downloaded Mint 9 RC - 16 mins.
Unetbootin to flashdrive - 3 mins. approx.
Boot from flashdrive - 1 min. approx.
Install on hard disk 'spare' partition - 12 mins. approx.
Boot from hard disk - 35 seconds, including wireless login.
I seem to recall 'media' issues with a certain Fujitsu tablet and had to use a Smart Boot Disk (floppy) for it to boot from USB. Though I think it only has USB 1.1 capability. For a netbook, this could be a real pain - a cheap external CD or floppy drive may be in order - though it may be down to using a different brand of flashdrive.
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Most reliable (and quick) flashdrives for booting are Sandisk Micro (rubbery ones), Toshiba, and Kingston Traveller.
Not any help but an observation:
Downloaded Mint 9 RC - 16 mins.
Unetbootin to flashdrive - 3 mins. approx.
Boot from flashdrive - 1 min. approx.
Install on hard disk 'spare' partition - 12 mins. approx.
Boot from hard disk - 35 seconds, including wireless login.
I seem to recall 'media' issues with a certain Fujitsu tablet and had to use a Smart Boot Disk (floppy) for it to boot from USB. Though I think it only has USB 1.1 capability. For a netbook, this could be a real pain - a cheap external CD or floppy drive may be in order - though it may be down to using a different brand of flashdrive.
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