Flash MX Live ISO image to HDD partition. (Not normal install)

[byterhythm]

Is it possible to flash the MX ISO image to a hard drive partition instead of a USB drive?
By that, I mean to flash it as a Live image and NOT a normal install.

I wanted to make a rescue partition with the live ISO image in case I break my system. I can easily boot the live partition and reinstall from there. I keep losing my USB drives.

I couldn't find any info about this when searching Google.

[fehlix]

Is it possible to flash the MX ISO image to a hard drive partition instead of a USB drive?
I wanted to make a rescue partition with the live ISO image in case I break my system. I can easily boot the live partition and reinstall from there. I keep losing my USB drives.

I couldn't find any info about this when searching Google.

Yes, that's possible by using the flag disable USB check with Live USB Maker. Also you would need the boot option from=hd. I haven't tried on UEFI as the boot process is different to MBR/legacy/BIOS boot.

[byterhythm]

It doesn't seem to let me select a specific partition though, it wants to use the whole disk.

[fehlix]

It doesn't seem to let me select a specific partition though, it wants to use the whole disk.

You've asked to get it installed on the HD like on the USB.
If you want something else suggest to consider a frugal-install on a existing ext4 partition of the hdd.

[PPC]

The OP's (quite original idea, for a Linux distro, usual for computers that come with Windows pre installed) is always having MX in a backup partition, to reinstall (instead of a pen drive).
Thinking out side the box: can that user "flash install" to the whole disk, shrink that partition, use the free space to install MX and still use the original shrunken partition to boot from and reinstall, in case that is needed?

[fehlix]

The OP's (quite original idea, for a Linux distro, usual for computers that come with Windows pre installed) is always having MX in a backup partition, to reinstall (instead of a pen drive).
Thinking out side the box: can that user "flash install" to the whole disk, shrink that partition, use the free space to install MX and still use the original shrunken partition to boot from and reinstall, in case that is needed?

MX Live USB Maker can be used to leave space on the drive. So, after having flashed the ISO on the drive using full featured mode, the remaining left-free part on the drive can be re-used for something else, but it will wipe first the whole drive.
I would probably not go this route, but rather install frugal and create a dedicated Grub loader, but that would involve some manual actions.

[byterhythm]

Thanks for the info. I'll look into doing a Frugal install.