Big LiveUSB problem

[scbs29]

Following on from my earlier post
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,92604.0.html

Posted this in Gnome forum but thought I would also try here

Tried to install PCLos XFCE to a 16Gb usb stick.
I ran PCLinuxOS Live USB Creator from my main Gnome installation.
I was informed that the usb stick needed to be formatted and to use
Control Centre - Local Disks - Manage Disk Partitions.
I did this and formatted the stick with the only ext format available in
this option - ext4.
I then ran PCLinuxOS Live USB Creator again and was informed that

The partition that you have chosen does not appear to be supported for this install.
When we checked it reported its filesystem as not ext2 or ext3.
Please check the partitioning scheme on your device.
We will now abort this installation.

If I can only format as ext4 and the USB creator will only accept ext2 or ext3, where
do I go from here ?
Advice please.
TIA

[Dragynn]

Use g-parted, should be in your menu, if not it's in synaptic, it will format to whatever you like

[Old-Polack]

Following on from my earlier post
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,92604.0.html

Posted this in Gnome forum but thought I would also try here

Tried to install PCLos XFCE to a 16Gb usb stick.
I ran PCLinuxOS Live USB Creator from my main Gnome installation.
I was informed that the usb stick needed to be formatted and to use
Control Centre - Local Disks - Manage Disk Partitions.
I did this and formatted the stick with the only ext format available in
this option - ext4.
I then ran PCLinuxOS Live USB Creator again and was informed that

The partition that you have chosen does not appear to be supported for this install.
When we checked it reported its filesystem as not ext2 or ext3.
Please check the partitioning scheme on your device.
We will now abort this installation.

If I can only format as ext4 and the USB creator will only accept ext2 or ext3, where
do I go from here ?
Advice please.
TIA

You could use the command line.

[root@localhost ~]# mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdxn              <Enter>

Replace x with the appropriate drive letter and n with the appropriate partition number.

[Just18]

I did this and formatted the stick with the only ext format available in
this option - ext4.

You must have missed the others .....  they are there on this install.

"Journalised ext3"  for instance

You may need to Toggle to Expert Mode, and from there select Type .....  Journalised ext3

regards.

[Crow]

Use g-parted, should be in your menu, if not it's in synaptic, it will format to whatever you like

+1

I use ext3

Some USB Sticks needs that you fix the partition table, gparted is good for that task

[pclinmike]

I also use 'GParted' to format my USB stick to 'FAT16' and then use 'UNetbootin'  (which I like better)  to copy my iso file to the stick.
Both are in 'Synaptic' .

[Neal ManBear]

This isn't a "big" problem. Simply format your stick to ext3 using one of the methods described above and run PCLinuxOS LiveUSB Creator. It really is that easy.

[scbs29]

Thanks for the reply.
I have sorted it out and now have XFCE installed on a usb stick.
I am, however, experiencing horrendous problems, which I will start a new post with.