Re: USB watches

["James Roberts" <jr@stabilys.com>]

Andrew Pritchard wrote:
> I was given a rather funky Xmas present - a USB flashdrive/watch
> (http://www.memixdirect.com) which says it's bootable. It also claims
> to be Linux 2.4 compatible, though I've not yet tried connecting it
> to a Linux box.

I have a MeMIX - works fine with Debian and Mandrake.

> The programs which come with the watch allow you to set the watch as
> bootable, using a Micro$oft OS. I was wondering if it were possible
> to set it up as a Linux bootable device.

Haven't tried yet, can't see why not.
 
> I'd also like to create a bootdisk, which has a Linux kernel on it as
> my NT box at work won't talk to anything USB (gaahh we hateessss NT!
> *sorry - been watching too much LotR*). Specifically so it can talk
> to the NTFS partition on my machine at work. Alternatively I'll
> repartition the machine and create a FAT partition so Linux can talk
> to that. The machine at work isn't new enough to be able to boot from
> a USB device :( 

Planning to do this myself in the New Year.

> Hoping you all had a Merry Christmas, and going to have a happy new
> year! 

And you.

J.