[lubuntu-users] Boot Lubuntu from USB bios & uefi

[Nio Wiklund]

Dear Wilbert,

The *Intel* one, because in this case we can expect that at least some 
of the computers will have Intel graphics. It works with other graphics 
chips/cards too, and a package with improved software for Intel graphics 
in added to that image file.

Best regards
Nio

Den 2016-11-30 kl. 21:52, skrev Wilbert Heeringa:
> Dear Nio,
>
> Thank you so much for your helpful response! Thanks also to Israel and
> Andre.
>
>> The UEFI-and-BIOS systems dated May 2016 are 64-bit
>
> There are two images dated 27-May-2016:
>
> dd_text_16.04-UEFI-n-BIOS_2016-05-27_4-pendrive-7.8GB.img.xz
> dd_text_16.04-UEFI-n-BIOS_2016-05-27_intel-4-pendrive-7.8GB.img.xz
>
> Which one would you advise?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wilbert
>
>
>
>
> 2016-11-30 20:13 GMT+01:00 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
> <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>>:
>
>     Den 2016-11-30 kl. 19:48, skrev Wilbert Heeringa:
>
>         Dear all,
>
>         For a course in Ivory Coast I want to distribute USB sticks with
>         Lubuntu
>         Linux and a Docker container inside. Docker works only for 64
>         bits OS,
>         so I need a 64 bits version.
>
>         Since I don't know whether the students' computers work with BIOS or
>         UEFI, it would be great to create bootable pendrives that work
>         for any
>         computer.
>
>         I studied a bit about syslinux and found this very complicated,
>         and also
>         very risky. This is simply too much for me.
>
>         I looked around further and found this site:
>         https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS
>         <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS>
>         <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS
>         <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS>>
>
>         with a repository of images at:
>         http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/uefi-n-bios/
>         <http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/uefi-n-bios/>
>
>         made by Phil Whiteside. That looks wonderful. My question is now: is
>         there also a 64 bit version available? For some it is explicitely
>         indicated that they are meant for i386 (so I should not use
>         them), but I
>         feel unsure about the other ones.
>
>         Also: we buy either 8GB or 16 GB pendrives. Which image would
>         work best?
>
>         Best regards,
>
>         Wilbert
>
>
>     Dear Wilbert,
>
>     The UEFI-and-BIOS systems dated May 2016 are 64-bit. These systems
>     are *installed* systems (can be installed into USB sticks, SSDs,
>     HDDs or memory cards, and works like a normal installed system).
>
>     If you intend to use the USB sticks also for installing systems into
>     other computers, it might be a good idea to have live systems or
>     persistent live systems. The Lubuntu 64-bit iso files can also boot
>     in both BIOS and UEFI mode.
>
>     Is it possible that some student has a 32-bit computer? You can make
>     persistent live systems with 32-bit Lubuntu, that can boot in both
>     32-bit computers and 64-bit computers, and in both BIOS and UEFI
>     mode. This is when you use the usb-pack-efi for booting.
>
>     So maybe you should make some master USB sticks just to check that
>     they work for you, and maybe bring more than one configuration, even
>     if I understand that the focus is on 64-bit systems.
>
>     -o-
>
>     It is much easier to find USB 3 pendrives with good performance
>     among those with 16 GB. See this link and links from it for details
>     about the data transfer speed of pendrives.
>
>     https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#Notes_about_speed
>     <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#Notes_about_speed>
>
>     Best regards
>     Nio
>
>