Ubuntu trial flash drive
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You can get 500gb ssd's from Amazon for about $50. You can't possibly run out of space with one of those.
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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You can't possibly run out of space with one of those.
Hahahahahahaha...
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640K of memory should be enough for anybody
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You can get 500gb ssd's from Amazon for about $50. You can't possibly run out of space with one of those.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013#realJSOP wrote:
You can get 500gb ssd's from Amazon for about $50.
Unfortunately, my limited laptop has only one bay / space for one drive. However, I believe I can drop that in my "toaster"* and boot over USB from the external SSD right? *I'm talking about one of these -- Amazon.com: Inateck USB 3.0 Hard Drives Docking Station for 2.5 Inch and 3.5 Inch HDD SSD SATA I/II/III, Support UASP and 10TB Drives, Optimized for Ssd(Fd1003): Computers & Accessories[^] Edit Wow! This 120GB SSD is only $22 USD : Amazon.com: Crucial BX500 120GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD - CT120BX500SSD1Z: Computers & Accessories[^]
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#realJSOP wrote:
You can get 500gb ssd's from Amazon for about $50.
Unfortunately, my limited laptop has only one bay / space for one drive. However, I believe I can drop that in my "toaster"* and boot over USB from the external SSD right? *I'm talking about one of these -- Amazon.com: Inateck USB 3.0 Hard Drives Docking Station for 2.5 Inch and 3.5 Inch HDD SSD SATA I/II/III, Support UASP and 10TB Drives, Optimized for Ssd(Fd1003): Computers & Accessories[^] Edit Wow! This 120GB SSD is only $22 USD : Amazon.com: Crucial BX500 120GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD - CT120BX500SSD1Z: Computers & Accessories[^]
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#realJSOP wrote:
You can't possibly run out of space with one of those.
Hahahahahahaha...
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640K of memory should be enough for anybody
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Maybe you cannot boot over USB. But you can mount it from Linux and have you devenv there I guess.
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megaadam wrote:
But you can mount it from Linux and have you devenv there I guess.
THat's a good point. This is a Linux thing (mounting a drive) that I am a bit cloudy on and that may even be the issue with the flash drives. I see multiple "disks" (partitions) or whatever they are when I do a df command and it looks like there is space but those names are so confusing to me /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1 I can't tell a drive from a hole in the ground.:~ It's my limited knowledge of linux filesystems and drives.
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I recently posted about my i7, 8GB RAM laptop running out of RAM while running Win10 and Android Studio and Emulator. Someone posted back and said I should try out Ubuntu (via CD or flash drive). Amazing I have a 16GB USB flash drive so I set it up and booted up. It only takes a few minutes to get it set up and running. It couldn't be simpler. I was really impressed. I was absolutely amazed at how fast it starts up and runs. Even FireFox seemed faster running from that flash drive. Everything was just so fast. Android Studio I downloaded AS and got it installed (even with my limited knowledge of Linux). Out of Space However, as it was installing and adding the Android Emulator it said I was out of space. I figured, ok, well it's only 16GB and maybe it just doesn't all fit. I mean it's an entire OS running from the stick. 64 GB Flash Drive I had another 64GB Flash drive so I set up Ubuntu trial on that one and tried again. However, again, this time it said that I was out of space. I'm assuming the trial does something odd with the space or something? Does anyone happen to know? Also, I'm planning on using and old laptop HDD that I can plug into a "toaster" and try booting from USB from that drive and see how it will work. I 'm wondering if that will work. I don't have much space left on my laptop Win10 drive (SSD) so I'm not sure I can create another partition that will be large enough for Ubuntu. Overall Experience The overall experience of Ubuntu was really great however. Can't believe how fast it boots and runs from the flash drive. I'm assuming that performance would only be better from direct SSD and that would crush comparisons to Win10.
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megaadam wrote:
But you can mount it from Linux and have you devenv there I guess.
THat's a good point. This is a Linux thing (mounting a drive) that I am a bit cloudy on and that may even be the issue with the flash drives. I see multiple "disks" (partitions) or whatever they are when I do a df command and it looks like there is space but those names are so confusing to me /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1 I can't tell a drive from a hole in the ground.:~ It's my limited knowledge of linux filesystems and drives.
linux file systems - YouTube[^] 0) If it were me (and it has been), I'd boot from Linux and run Windows in a VM. I'm booting Ubuntu, running Win7 in a Virtual Box VM (on a desktop, and a laptop), and have an external drive for source code so I can attach it to the machine I'm using at the time. 1) Can't you just install the Android SDK to the external drive, and connect the drive when you need it?
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disk full could be (from my recollections a while back) when running from a flash drive it creates a couple of pseudo-drives (tmp? var?) in memory (ramdisk) rather than on the hdd/ssd.
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lopatir wrote:
disk full could be (from my recollections a while back) when running from a flash drive it creates a couple of pseudo-drives (tmp? var?) in memory (ramdisk) rather than on the hdd/ssd.
I was wondering about that exact thing. Could it be that I'm filling RAM? If so are we then saying that Ubuntu can't run Android Studio, emulator etc on my 8GB machine either? That's why I was attempting to test the trial before moving to actual disk. However, now that I've seen that $22.95 SSD I may have to just try it to see.
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lopatir wrote:
disk full could be (from my recollections a while back) when running from a flash drive it creates a couple of pseudo-drives (tmp? var?) in memory (ramdisk) rather than on the hdd/ssd.
I was wondering about that exact thing. Could it be that I'm filling RAM? If so are we then saying that Ubuntu can't run Android Studio, emulator etc on my 8GB machine either? That's why I was attempting to test the trial before moving to actual disk. However, now that I've seen that $22.95 SSD I may have to just try it to see.
Android Studio requires a minimum of 4gb, and 8gb is recommended (if you believe the internet). However, I've seen complaints about performance, and a number of people saying 16GB should be the recommended amount of ram. Maybe it's time add another 8gb to your laptop (if it can support it).
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Android Studio requires a minimum of 4gb, and 8gb is recommended (if you believe the internet). However, I've seen complaints about performance, and a number of people saying 16GB should be the recommended amount of ram. Maybe it's time add another 8gb to your laptop (if it can support it).
#realJSOP wrote:
Maybe it's time add another 8gb to your laptop (if it can support it).
Yeah, I think I'm kicking the dead horse (laptop). But in my defense I'm really cheap and the only thing I need is more RAM. But since my laptop won't support more than 8GB I have to buy an entire new rig.
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#realJSOP wrote:
Maybe it's time add another 8gb to your laptop (if it can support it).
Yeah, I think I'm kicking the dead horse (laptop). But in my defense I'm really cheap and the only thing I need is more RAM. But since my laptop won't support more than 8GB I have to buy an entire new rig.
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I recently posted about my i7, 8GB RAM laptop running out of RAM while running Win10 and Android Studio and Emulator. Someone posted back and said I should try out Ubuntu (via CD or flash drive). Amazing I have a 16GB USB flash drive so I set it up and booted up. It only takes a few minutes to get it set up and running. It couldn't be simpler. I was really impressed. I was absolutely amazed at how fast it starts up and runs. Even FireFox seemed faster running from that flash drive. Everything was just so fast. Android Studio I downloaded AS and got it installed (even with my limited knowledge of Linux). Out of Space However, as it was installing and adding the Android Emulator it said I was out of space. I figured, ok, well it's only 16GB and maybe it just doesn't all fit. I mean it's an entire OS running from the stick. 64 GB Flash Drive I had another 64GB Flash drive so I set up Ubuntu trial on that one and tried again. However, again, this time it said that I was out of space. I'm assuming the trial does something odd with the space or something? Does anyone happen to know? Also, I'm planning on using and old laptop HDD that I can plug into a "toaster" and try booting from USB from that drive and see how it will work. I 'm wondering if that will work. I don't have much space left on my laptop Win10 drive (SSD) so I'm not sure I can create another partition that will be large enough for Ubuntu. Overall Experience The overall experience of Ubuntu was really great however. Can't believe how fast it boots and runs from the flash drive. I'm assuming that performance would only be better from direct SSD and that would crush comparisons to Win10.
I realize this tidbit won't necessarily be useful to you at this time, but as far as running out of disk space goes...and thumbdrives larger than 64GB quickly get ridiculously expensive...I've successfully used a 256GB MicroSD with a USB adapter to boot Ubuntu from (or was it Debian...?) Point is, the larger-capacity MicroSD cards are a lot cheaper than the equivalent thumbdrives, and will act just the same if you use a USB adapter. Although YMMV. Especially when it comes to booting off of them. Put I can confirm it has worked in my case.
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I recently posted about my i7, 8GB RAM laptop running out of RAM while running Win10 and Android Studio and Emulator. Someone posted back and said I should try out Ubuntu (via CD or flash drive). Amazing I have a 16GB USB flash drive so I set it up and booted up. It only takes a few minutes to get it set up and running. It couldn't be simpler. I was really impressed. I was absolutely amazed at how fast it starts up and runs. Even FireFox seemed faster running from that flash drive. Everything was just so fast. Android Studio I downloaded AS and got it installed (even with my limited knowledge of Linux). Out of Space However, as it was installing and adding the Android Emulator it said I was out of space. I figured, ok, well it's only 16GB and maybe it just doesn't all fit. I mean it's an entire OS running from the stick. 64 GB Flash Drive I had another 64GB Flash drive so I set up Ubuntu trial on that one and tried again. However, again, this time it said that I was out of space. I'm assuming the trial does something odd with the space or something? Does anyone happen to know? Also, I'm planning on using and old laptop HDD that I can plug into a "toaster" and try booting from USB from that drive and see how it will work. I 'm wondering if that will work. I don't have much space left on my laptop Win10 drive (SSD) so I'm not sure I can create another partition that will be large enough for Ubuntu. Overall Experience The overall experience of Ubuntu was really great however. Can't believe how fast it boots and runs from the flash drive. I'm assuming that performance would only be better from direct SSD and that would crush comparisons to Win10.
The drive might be 16 or 32 Gig, but how big is the Ubuntu partition? It might set itself up with only 4 Gig.
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I realize this tidbit won't necessarily be useful to you at this time, but as far as running out of disk space goes...and thumbdrives larger than 64GB quickly get ridiculously expensive...I've successfully used a 256GB MicroSD with a USB adapter to boot Ubuntu from (or was it Debian...?) Point is, the larger-capacity MicroSD cards are a lot cheaper than the equivalent thumbdrives, and will act just the same if you use a USB adapter. Although YMMV. Especially when it comes to booting off of them. Put I can confirm it has worked in my case.
dandy72 wrote:
MicroSD cards are a lot cheaper than the equivalent thumbdrives
But SD cards are less reliable and a lot more fragile.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
dandy72 wrote:
MicroSD cards are a lot cheaper than the equivalent thumbdrives
But SD cards are less reliable and a lot more fragile.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013Are they? I've broken a couple of thumbdrives over the years because they typically stick out of laptops, especially some of the older, physically larger ones. And I can't honestly speak for their reliability - I've yet to have either a thumbdrive or MicroSD card die on me.
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The drive might be 16 or 32 Gig, but how big is the Ubuntu partition? It might set itself up with only 4 Gig.
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Mark_Wallace wrote:
The drive might be 16 or 32 Gig, but how big is the Ubuntu partition? It might set itself up with only 4 Gig.
That's exactly what I think it is. However, again, due to my limited Linux file system experience, I couldn't tell which was what or what was which. I know the command df and I tried du -l (I think) but I couldn't make heads or tails of it. It was mostly because I was attempting to test in spare moments and I was being lazy about research. Somebody just tell me the answer!!! :rolleyes: :laugh: Here's the Dilbert that explains how I felt: Dilbert Comic Strip on 2011-04-29 | Dilbert by Scott Adams[^] Of course I feel that way most of the time. :laugh:
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Are they? I've broken a couple of thumbdrives over the years because they typically stick out of laptops, especially some of the older, physically larger ones. And I can't honestly speak for their reliability - I've yet to have either a thumbdrive or MicroSD card die on me.
Never had a thumb drive fail, but I've lost a couple of MicroSD cards for no apparent reason. I try to say away from them when possible.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
I recently posted about my i7, 8GB RAM laptop running out of RAM while running Win10 and Android Studio and Emulator. Someone posted back and said I should try out Ubuntu (via CD or flash drive). Amazing I have a 16GB USB flash drive so I set it up and booted up. It only takes a few minutes to get it set up and running. It couldn't be simpler. I was really impressed. I was absolutely amazed at how fast it starts up and runs. Even FireFox seemed faster running from that flash drive. Everything was just so fast. Android Studio I downloaded AS and got it installed (even with my limited knowledge of Linux). Out of Space However, as it was installing and adding the Android Emulator it said I was out of space. I figured, ok, well it's only 16GB and maybe it just doesn't all fit. I mean it's an entire OS running from the stick. 64 GB Flash Drive I had another 64GB Flash drive so I set up Ubuntu trial on that one and tried again. However, again, this time it said that I was out of space. I'm assuming the trial does something odd with the space or something? Does anyone happen to know? Also, I'm planning on using and old laptop HDD that I can plug into a "toaster" and try booting from USB from that drive and see how it will work. I 'm wondering if that will work. I don't have much space left on my laptop Win10 drive (SSD) so I'm not sure I can create another partition that will be large enough for Ubuntu. Overall Experience The overall experience of Ubuntu was really great however. Can't believe how fast it boots and runs from the flash drive. I'm assuming that performance would only be better from direct SSD and that would crush comparisons to Win10.
It could well be that it installed the OS in a RAM drive and you are trying to add stuff there. Have a look with gparted, you may have to mount a partition on the flash drive and install your emulator there, not the root.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Mark_Wallace wrote:
The drive might be 16 or 32 Gig, but how big is the Ubuntu partition? It might set itself up with only 4 Gig.
That's exactly what I think it is. However, again, due to my limited Linux file system experience, I couldn't tell which was what or what was which. I know the command df and I tried du -l (I think) but I couldn't make heads or tails of it. It was mostly because I was attempting to test in spare moments and I was being lazy about research. Somebody just tell me the answer!!! :rolleyes: :laugh: Here's the Dilbert that explains how I felt: Dilbert Comic Strip on 2011-04-29 | Dilbert by Scott Adams[^] Of course I feel that way most of the time. :laugh:
try running gparted so you can see the drives and partitions. if it is not on the install, try "sudo apt-get install gparted" from a terminal window. it will ask for your password and install the tool. This tool is often used from a live cd to manage partitions on windows computers.
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It could well be that it installed the OS in a RAM drive and you are trying to add stuff there. Have a look with gparted, you may have to mount a partition on the flash drive and install your emulator there, not the root.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
I believe you are correct in what was happening. I posted a question on unix/linux stackexchange[^]. Some have said that I can run the trial from USB STick 1 (16GB) and install it to USB Stick 2 (64GB) stick so I have a full installation and a larger partition size. I will try that tonight. Hopefully it will be easy. :)
