[svlug] (not "OT:" at all) Linux (Ubuntu) on a USB drive doesn't save

Tue May 22 08:21:01 PDT 2007

On Tue, 22 May 2007 00:43:42 -0700, Daevid Vincent wrote:

> However, nothing "saves" !!!? As in nothing is persistent. I can create
> the file and see it in the directory, edit it, and all that jazz. But
> upon a reboot, it's gone!?

Wow! I was never previously aware of Ubuntu's "persistent" mode, and now
you alert me to it after it doesn't work anymore...

Persistent mode needs UnionFS to work, and UnionFS is not compatible with
the 2.6.20 kernel, which 7.04 uses. IOW, you did everything right except
check for known bugs. This is bug #84591.