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Would you agree with Fanboi's assessment?

I looked around this site a bit and haven't found what I wanted. This goes out to anyone who would wish to comment. I want to find anything concerning manipulating Android cell phones via Linux. Actually, what I want is to use Linux to root/unlock bootloader and then re-flash the android...

hacodo75; Running Linux from a stick first allows you to "experience" what your going to get. I suggested trying different distros to see what you prefer best. There are, as I'm sure you've seen, many different "flavors" of Linux. I prefer LinuxMint and have tried PuppyLinux, dabbled with...

RE: hacodo75 You've come to a great source for most anything concerning Linux/unix. The folks here (most anyways) are good folk and can give you some great advice/help. 70 Tango Charlie gave you some great advice...start with a distro running from a pendrive (live). In fact, try many til you...

Jarret; I would like to have an involved conversation with you(and your colleagues). That would be only if you choose so. It's quite possible(probable) it would be lengthy. That conversation would concern an "install" not live,(in this case-LM 19.1) on a pendrive and the many problems I'm...

Re; atanere(Stan?) Yes, your probably right about the vfat. I had to look it up and it's just one of many "file systems" MSWin ignores. Yes, when I originally start an "install" the stick is formatted FAT32. The 'installation program" takes over the partition and changes it to ext4. So, I...

RE: atanere Once again, I must THANK YOU for your assistance. I do understand how often I've been here and how, through no fault of anyone, I can't seem to "get-it-going". I will read Jarret's "newer thread" in hopes of finding my ever-elusive "remedy". " leave about 10-15% of the pendrive...

Admin. Rob: You may regret asking this question.(?) OK, for a few years now, I've been having one failure after another trying to get a LinuxMint O.S. (a "full" install) to perform properly via a 2.0/3.0 pendrive. I experience severe lag and freezes and, sometimes, complete "crashes". I'd...

REPLY: Jarret B "If you used the method of the Full Install then there is no 'persistence'. " Agreed. "If you are having lag issues then my first response is to make sure you have a USB stick that is USB 2.0" I've "Installed" on both 2.0-3.0 with same outcomes. Do wish to acknowledge your...

EVERYONE: Well, wish I could say this was going to be a "turned out well" chat. Alas, that's not to be. At the third session of the "install" the O.S. crashed completely. Once again I reinstalled. That "install" was fraught with lags and freezes. Tried to "work them out", but it just got...

RE: atanere Thank you for responding. Quite a bit of useful information. I will heed your advice and give those distro's a look/see. I'm still running/learning puppy, which is unique and quite a bit different than LM. But, it has been an ongoing "learning" experience and there's nothing...

RE: Technojunky & atanere; Wish to THANK both of you for your your contributions. I believe I'll go the "install" route. I (nor many others) can explain why I've encountered so many different issues since the use of LinuxMint 17.3. (if you look up my threads, you'll see what I'm talking...

RE: Technojunkie; Appreciate your response. I see that you've not read some of my other posts, but you are in a minority...by that I mean your stating it's OK to "install" to a stick. I for one, agree and that the "possible" degradation of the drive due to the many read/write cycles isn't...

Afternoon: Well, haven't quite got the "persistence" issue resolved. Thought I had, but later discovered the "fix" was not suited for my particular operation. (running 'live" in dd). Now, I've been investigating making a partition and labeling it 'casper-rw". But, as yet, have not attempted...

RE: arochester Duly noted, read and archived. TY!!!