[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server

[Matthew Daubney]

On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 22:12 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Guys and Gals
> 
> Some help please.
> 
> Had planned this weekend to set up one of those nice little Viglen MPC's,
> curtesey of the now Series 2 UK Podcast, to act as a File Server connected
> to my home LAN with a couple of USB drives attached.  This is my first
> attempt to get this type of setup working, and was going to go for the SAMBA
> File Server and Print Server options as I have both Ubuntu and Windows
> machines.
> 
> My problem is that my trusty USB CD Drive has disappeared into the back of
> some cupboard or another and I can't find it.
> 
> Can, and if I can how do I, run the Server Live CD from a USB drive - pen or
> HD?  I know that the Desktop comes with the option to put a copy on this
> type of media , but can't find anything as to how to do it for the Server
> Live CD.
> 
> Pointers please?
> 
> Ian

I've not had any luck getting the server iso to boot from a usb
pen-drive, it tends to fail when it looks for the cd drive! However! The
netboot iso does work. There is a little gotcha with the viglen though
with the latest images, in that it doesn't have the required drivers for
the HD controller. 

There is a workaround, as described in the bug report here
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/318805) (thanks
popey!)

I did this on my Viglen the other day! It's a small amount of a pain in
the bum, but not too bad.

-Matthew Daubney