Gecko Linux live on usb 3 versions and 3 different fails

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  1. Gecko Linux based on 42.2 kde desktop : This version boots but needed software is no longer available & even if it was it would do no good since usb live has no persistance between boots and install only works to EFI not UEFI as needed.

  2. Gecko-linux based on 42.3 kde desktop : This version comes up with grub basic bash editor and can’t go further due to missing kernel and config files.

  3. Gecko linux based on leap 15.0 plasma static : This version does not even show in list of alternate bios boot menu. Inspection shows it as iso9660 type with fat32 file system and contains 3 files bootefi, squashfs, and another that slips my mind. Neither of the other 2 can be inspected using dolphin.

All 3 were created from downloaded iso image and written to the flash using “dd if=<iso image file> of=dev/sdb1 bs=1MB” as root

What I am trying to accomplish is a live gecko-linux session with persistent storage which I can test out on my machine for the following features:

  1. Internet
  2. vnc as server using krfb
  3. Configure cups for an hp-oj5740 via wifi
  4. Caps & Num state widget
  5. ability to mount partitions of a real harddisk so data can be backed up prior to initiating repairs to a damaged ext4 partition. Note data needing back-up is on ntfs partitions.

Once I can successfully satisfy the above I should be able to copy the whole thing to another flash drive and send to person I am trying to help 3000 miles away. She can then insert the flashdrive and boot to it .

As I understand from the documentation during grub boot of either gecko-42.3 or gecko-15.0 you can enter boot params at the bottom to say:
gecko-hybridpersistance = yes and the remaining space on the flashdrive will convert to btrfs partition. Thusly, gecko linux uses 1GB of an 8GB flash so sdb2 becomes 7GB btrfs. In order to use the 7GB for persistent storage you need to reformat sdb2 as ext4 and your good to go.

Does any of this make sense andmay I please have some help here.

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As your questions are about GeckoLinux, you might be best advised to cast your net wider and post in the GeckoLinux forum as well…
https://github.com/geckolinux/geckolinux-project/issues?&q=

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I agree with the comment about the GeckoLinux forum.

I’m suspecting that this might partly be an issue with your BIOS not liking the format of the USB you are creating (for the Leap 15.0 case).

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true, I am talking about a Gecko-linux spin of opensuse Leap. I am here simply because most of you here know the idioms of using the dd command to copy the raw iso image to a usb flashdrive, and I presume the nuances of dealing with bios and boot flags etc. My system is identical to hers, doing a UEFI boot to the harddisk. And in the past I could boot a usb drive created from an iso of opensuse as an installer or live system in both EFI and UEFI if I remember correctly. I did try to post to the site mentioned but was not successful and reading others comments lead me to believe there was a lack of knowledge.

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You’re not being impacted by Secure boot perhaps?

I did try to post to the site mentioned but was not successful and reading others comments lead me to believe there was a lack of knowledge.

I wouldn’t judge ahead of posting.