General Haiku Discussion

Hello

I'd like to run Haiku off a USB stick for:
- data recovery, when Windows no longer boots
- banking operations, in case Windows has some hidden viruses. As for web-based viruses (XSS, etc.), I don't know how secure it'd be to use the browser of an lesser-known OS like Haiku

Because of this, I need to know how well Haiku supports all the devices out there, whether it's video, networking (Ethernet and wifi), and mass storage devices (internal SATA/PATA and USB-based).

I assume Linux supports many more devices, but is Haiku good enough for such use?

Thank you.

I thought I should put this in here since I'm not having a problem per se, rather that I'm trying to confirm if what I'm asking is possible. What I need to know:

1. Is it possible to install Haiku onto a USB flash drive? If so, how?

2. If installing Haiku on a USB flash drive is possible, can it be installed with persistence, or not? If so, how?

3. Is it possible to install Haiku using a distro of Linux? I ask because I plan to partition my flash drive using Linux and have both partitions bootable, one using a mini-linux distro and one using Haiku.

4. If installing Haiku to a second partition is possible, will the BIOS recognize both it and the first partition as separate and bootable?

This is about as clear as I can make my questions, so hopefully it will suffice. Thanks in advance for all the help.

Oh, something else I should mention. I plan on using Haiku mostly as a backup OS. If I use it from my flash drive, will I be able to access any hard drives on my PC while connected? If so, how?

Also, how much space should I leave for Haiku's install + applications if I can manage to get the partition thing to work?

Hi. Just wanted to tell you my appreciation of Haiku, I just tried Alpha 4 on VirtualBox. It is very pleasant to use and although it may not be yet as capable as, say Windows, in my opinion it is going the right direction and already surpasses Linux. Unlike Linux it feels solid, like a single piece and works fast. Even under VM it feels better than a native Linux install for me. And although what is there may not be the highest tech of today, again unlike Linux, it feels polished for what it is and feels like it was done with love and care, not to fight the evil proprietary software. Keep up the good work.