[ubuntu-uk] creating a USB startup disk

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

2008/12/22 David King <linuxman at avoura.com>:
> But I do not see why the Ubuntu program to create a USB startup disk did
> not work in making the flash drive bootable, whereas the "Install Live
> USB" program which I used did make it bootable. I also noticed that this
> latter program divides the flash drive into two partitions, which makes
> more sense than the Ubuntu startup program, so that there is a main
> bootable partition and a second partition for the home directory and
> files which is persistent.

I remember I had to install Gparted, erase partitioning table, create a new
one. After that the Ubuntu program was working fine. BTW it gives you option to
make a second partition to store local settings. Did try it though.

With best regards,

Dmitrijs Ledkovs.