<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Thanks.. I have already done it. I have also booted off the the flash drive after creating "Startup Disk" on it. No sooner the system is up, the external device gets detected. I now need to install the 12.04 off the Startup disk. Thanks all again.. Ramesh <div>> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:24:19 +0200 > Subject: Re: External Backup Disk Drive > From: magick.crow@gmail.com > To: kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Ramesh Rao <rameshrao55@hotmail.com> wrote: > > It is a Catch 22 proposition. In order to upgrade, I thought of backing up > > files on the external drive. Now it seems I need to upgrade in order for the > > ext drive to work. > > > > Never a dull moment in this software-business! > > > > Thanks all the same. > > > > Ramesh > > As I said before, stick a live disk in the drive and back up the drive > with that. > > -- > Douglas E Knapp > > Creative Commons Film Group, Helping people make open source movies > with open source software! > http://douglas.bespin.org/CommonsFilmGroup/phpBB3/index.php > > Massage in Gelsenkirchen-Buer: > http://douglas.bespin.org/tcm/ztab1.htm > Please link to me and trade links with me! > > Open Source Sci-Fi mmoRPG Game project. > http://sf-journey-creations.wikispot.org/Front_Page > http://code.google.com/p/perspectiveproject/ > > -- > kubuntu-users mailing list > kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users </div> </div></body> </html>