alternate installer requires CD-ROM device

[Goh Lip]

On Friday 08,October,2010 04:00 AM, 
travis+ml-kubuntu-users at subspacefield.org wrote:
> Didn't use to be this way; I have 10.04 on this current netbook and I installed
> it this way.
>
> So starting with 10.04.1, the installer looks for a CD-ROM device and
> won't install without one.
>
> Kind of a pain on my EEE PC netbook.
>
> I'm not so sure I'll be able to dm-crypt / that way though.
>
> And if I regress to 10.04, I'm pretty sure the ethernet won't work on the
> EEE PC 1215n, requires a recent kernel.  Not sure the 10.04.1 would work
> anyway.
>
> I'm so over discs... PXE/USB FTW.
>

Travis, I take it you have 10.04 and you want to upgrade to 10.04.1? The 
usual update/upgrade will take care of that. There is nothing more you 
need to do.

Similarly, to upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10, just do a dist-upgrade.

[Off topic]
I understand your issue with EE_PC. I have not used, though 
experimented, with Unetbootin nor used  EE_PC. There might be another 
way to install, though.

If you make one or two additional partition, though some EE_PC have 
small capacities, it would be good. Otherwise use a plain usb disk, but 
installation will be slower (swap helps).

Boot that downloaded iso file (livecd, not alternate) using an 
*existing* grub2 from an installed OS using "casper looping" and install 
to a *different* partition from where the iso is located.

Regards - Goh Lip