usb ubuntu

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 15:19 -0800, Jason Dusek wrote:
> I find it really surprising that
> 
>  .  I can't just boot the install CD from USB.
>  .  I can't turn mount the USB drive.
> 
> My extlinux.conf follows my sig, for what it's worth. This boots
> up, allows me to select any boot option, and then fails on the
> "searching for CDROM" part of debconf.
> 
> -- 
> _jsn
> 
> 
> DEFAULT linux
> GFXBOOT bootlogo
> GFXBOOT-BACKGROUND 0xB6875A
> LABEL install
>   menu label ^Install in text mode
>   kernel /install/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
>   append  file=/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/install/initrd.gz quiet --
> LABEL linux
>   menu label ^Default Linux
>   kernel /install/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
>   append  file=/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/install/initrd.gz quiet --
> LABEL expert
>   menu label ^Expert mode
>   kernel /install/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
>   append  file=/preseed/ubuntu.seed priority=low initrd=/install/initrd.gz --
> LABEL oem
>   menu label ^OEM install (for manufacturers)
>   kernel /install/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
>   append  file=/preseed/ubuntu.seed oem-config/enable=true
> initrd=/install/initrd.gz quiet --
> LABEL cli
>   menu label ^Install a command-line system
>   kernel /install/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
>   append  file=/preseed/cli.seed initrd=/install/initrd.gz --
> LABEL cli-expert
>   menu label ^Install a command-line system, 1337
>   kernel /install/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
>   append  file=/preseed/cli.seed priority=low initrd=/install/initrd.gz --
> LABEL rescue
>   menu label ^Rescue a broken system
>   kernel /install/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
>   append  rescue/enable=true initrd=/install/initrd.gz --
> LABEL memtest
>   menu label ^Memory test
>   kernel /install/mt86plus
>   append -
> LABEL hd
>   menu label ^Boot from first hard disk
>   localboot 0x80
>   append -
> DISPLAY extlinux.txt
> TIMEOUT 0
> PROMPT 1
> F1 f1.txt
> F2 f2.txt
> F3 f3.txt
> F4 f4.txt
> F5 f5.txt
> F6 f6.txt
> F7 f7.txt
> F8 f8.txt
> F9 f9.txt
> F0 f10.txt
> 

Sorry, if you have followed all of those suggestions and still can't get
this to work, I don't have the ability to help you with this. Perhaps
someone else can.

Anyone???

good luck,

-- 
Charlie Kravetz 
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