instructions for installing via usb with ALTERNATE cd?

[Haneef Bashir]

try this link www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/01/25/*usb*-x-*ubuntu*-610/ - 34k

On 10/28/07, Matt Price <matt.price at utoronto.ca> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 08:48 +0800, SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> > Hi Matt
> > Why don't you increase your memory ???
> > 256M RAM is quite little today !!!
> >
> > Your X31 has 2 slots and you can put max 2GB ;-)
> > Get one, or even better fill both, with 1GB RAM's ;-))
> >
> hmm, that's a great idea, though not exactly a solution to my immediate
> problem -- any idea what it'd cost?  i guess i should google that!
>
> thx,
> matt
>
> ps answers to my original query still welcome -- i've always preferred
> the 'alternate' install route anyway...
>
> > Good luck & cheers, svobi
> >
> >
> >
> > PS:
> > My X31 comes next week ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 09:01 -0700, Matt Price wrote:
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > i'm trying to instlal gutsy on an ibm thinkpad x31, which has no disk
> > > drive.  I've found and followed the instructions for installing via
> usb
> > > here:
> > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent
> > > however these instructions use the live cd, and as i have only 256M
> RAM
> > > on this computer, the installation always fails with an out-of-memory
> > > oerror.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how to put the alternate cd onto a usb 'pen drive' &
> > > make it bootable?  I tried, blindly, just mounting the cd image:
> > > sudo mount gutsy-alternate.iso ~/ubuntuCD
> > > then copying everything over to the usb drive
> > > sudo rsync -azvb ~/ubuntuCD/ /media/ubuntu
> > > then making a second copy of the isolinux folder contents in the root
> > > directory:
> > > sudo rsync -azvb ~/ubuntuCD/isolinux/  /media/ubuntu
> > > then renaming and modifying isolinux.cfg
> > > cp isolinux.cfg syslinux.cfg
> > > with stanzas modified approximately how they were modified forthe live
> > > cd:
> > > LABEL install
> > >   menu label ^Install in text mode
> > >   kernel vmlinuz
> > >   append  file=preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=initrd.gz --
> > >
> > > anyway, this is all following the wiki instructions, but blindly
> > > applyingthem to the alternate cd.  In any case, the initial syslinux
> > > screen comes up, and it gets me to a screen that says "loading the
> linux
> > > kernel" then the kernel appears to load, and the screen goes blank.
> > > andthat's it.  i'm wondering if it can't find the root file system or
> > > something, or if it's missing the video drivers...  i just don't know.
> > >
> > > so, i'm just hoping that someone on the list has some ideas about
> howto
> > > proceed.  Thansks much,
> > >
> > > matt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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