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Use Rufus to create a MBR / UEFI live bootable Linux Mint USB flash drive. Use a Linux Mint x64 ISO as the source. Linux Mint x64 has UEFI support (32 bit version may not), a Foxfire browser built in, copy/delete file manager and even disk partitioning software (Gparted) all accessible from the USB live boot stick when booted. It all fits on a 8gb USB stick.
Best of all, its live graphical interface looks and operates very much like Windows.
-Here is how to create a MBR / UEFI bootable USB flash drive:
First download and install Rufus bootable USB creator in Windows. Second, download the Linux Mint x64 ISO.
-How to use Rufus to create a MBR / UEFI bootable USB flash drive.
Here's how to fill out all of the fields in Rufus to create a MBR / UEFI bootable USB flash drive from a Linux Mint x64 ISO.
Plug in your USB drive first. Everything on it will be erased.
How to fill out Rufus options.
Under the following fields, fill in:
First, click on "Disc Icon" button (on the right side about 2/3's of the way down the Rufus menu) and find and select the Linux Mint x64 ISO source file on your hard disk. This is used to create the bootable USB flash drive.
Device:
choose the USB flash drive you are using from the drop down menus. If you only have one USB drive plugged in, it will be the only one on the list.
Partition scheme and target system type:
Select...
"MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI"
OR
"GPT partition scheme for UEFI"
depending on the type of hard disk partitioning used on the system the USB drive will boot on.
File System:
Select "FAT32 (Default)"
Cluster size:
Select "4096 bytes (Default)"
New volume label:
Optional - fill in label name if desired
Format Options:
Select "1 Pass"
[ ] Check device for bad blocks (I don't check this option)
[X] Quick format
[X] Create a bootable disk using "ISO image"
[X} Create extended label and icon files
Click START.
If Rufus asks:
Please select the mode that you want to use to write this image:
( ) Write in ISO image mode (Recommended)
(x) Write in DD image mode
Select DD image mode and then select OK. Rufus 2.4 and above will ask. Rufus 2.2 and below doesn't ask or give these options, but works okay anyway.
I've found DD image mode best for Linux ISO's and ISO image mode best for Windows ISO's. If one
doesn't work or boot, re-create the bootable USB with the other option.
Allow Rufus to complete (can take up to 5-minutes or even a little longer) and you will have a UEFI bootable live Linux Mint USB flash drive that will have a browser, file copy/delete and even disc partitioning.
Last edited by Antilope; 27 Oct 2015 at 08:59.