Howto create bootable usb-stick without an ubuntu installation?

[Alan Dacey Sr.]

On Monday, December 27, 2010 10:11:33 am Waleed Hamra wrote:
> On 12/27/2010 04:36 PM, Clemens Eisserer wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to install kubuntu on my laptop which doesn't have a
> > working CD drive.
> >
> > I found a tutorial in the wiki which explains creating a bootable usb
> > stick using a program called "usb-creator", however its not available
> > on fedora, and is also missing on the lubuntu live-cd.
> >
> > Is there a manual way to create a live usb stick?
> >
> > Thank you in advance, Clemens
> >
> 
> how about installing usb creator on the Live CD run?
> 
> while in the Live CD, open a terminal and type:
> 
> sudo apt-get usb-creator-kde
> 
> this should install it fine, after that create your CD.
> but i have no idea if this can be done when the CD is being actively 
> used, but worth a shot.
> 
> --
> Waleed K. Hamra
> Manager of Hamra Information Systems
> 
> 

It works if you use an iso file to burn on to the usb stick.  When you're 
using a live cd the cd drive is locked up with the pseudo-OS.  If you have 
two cd drives in your machine then you can use the other one if you only 
have a disk to copy from.  The usb creator seems to only work with an 
Ubuntu OS, at least I've never had any luck with anything else.  
There is a way to it manually.  I think it involves copying the iso to the usb 
using the dd command then making the usb stick as a bootable device.  
I haven't used this method though.


More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_USB#Principle_of_installation
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Fedora_Live_CD


Alan