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#1 2021-02-26 01:42:21
- beroal
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Booting from a removable device questions
Hi. The wiki describes how to boot Linux with an encrypted root partition on SSD and a kernel on a removable device. I have several questions:
Can I remove the removable device when the OS has booted?
If the kernel is on the removable device, how do I update the kernel then?
Who decrypts the root partition, GRUB or the Linux kernel? So I know which version of LUKS and what encryption parameters to use.
Can this removable device be a LiveUSB? So I have fewer USB sticks.
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#2 2021-02-26 01:46:22
- GaKu999
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Re: Booting from a removable device questions
1- yes, eject and remove, nothing bad will happen
2- update while mounted like usual
3- the kernel
4- entirely possible, with some grub/bootloader shenanigans
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#3 2021-02-26 01:50:02
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Re: Booting from a removable device questions
Thank you for your answer.
4- entirely possible, with some grub/bootloader shenanigans
I heard that LiveUSB uses Syslinux. Will it not conflict with GRUB?
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#4 2021-02-26 01:58:19
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Re: Booting from a removable device questions
Thank you for your answer.
GaKu999 wrote:4- entirely possible, with some grub/bootloader shenanigans
I heard that LiveUSB uses Syslinux. Will it not conflict with GRUB?
You can boot the iso from grub with a different command line but nothing stops you from installing arch on a partition in the usb, updatable and with your personal touches.
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