How do I boot from my swap drive?

[GAPP99]

I have two USB sticks inserted in my USB hub, which goes into the PogoPlug Mobile.

I want to install a image from my 2nd USB stick (swap drive), but my Arch Linux is installed on the 1st USB stick.

Can I do it without fucking the system up, and if so, how?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[root@alarm /]# blkid -o list -c /dev/null
device fs_type label mount point UUID
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/dev/sda1 ext3 /
/dev/sdb1 ext3 rootfs (not mounted)
/dev/sdb2 swap swap (not mounted)
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$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[root@alarm /]# fdisk -l
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 6293503 3145728 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 6293504 6817791 262144 82 Linux swap / Solaris
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[moonman]

I don't understand what you are asking. You've got a drive with a swap partition on it, and you want to install something from it? swap is used in case there's not enough ram left. You can't install anything from it.

[GAPP99]

Okay, so here's what I'm trying to do:

I want to install a image I have on my USB stick. When I insert it in the USB hub, it treats it as a SWAP drive.

How can I boot from the USB drive?

[moonman]

Format the usb stick as ext3 and install as usual.