Need to install Ubuntu via USB

[Loïc Grenié]

2008/11/14 Scott <slewin at bmts.com>:
> Loïc Grenié wrote:
>>> there are 11 lines of this
>>> /init: /init: 1: cannot open /dev/hda: No medium found
>>
>>      This is the cdrom.
> That makes sense as the cdrom is busted.
>
>
>>      You are right, it has a problem with a "virtual" hard drive that is
>>   the USB disk. If the analysis is correct, the problem is rather
>>   obvious: it cannot find the rest of the distribution...
> So, it looks like either the CD image I was using was bad or the
> programs are not copying all the files over correctly.

     Did you manage to install 8.04 or do you have problems at the
  first "USB-key" boot, before installation ?

>  I'm going to try
> and see if I can get Kubuntu 8.06 back in there.  That is what I was
> able to get into there before and it worked fine.  Stupid me.  I wanted
> to "update" her computer and have it using the same desktop as mine :(.

    How do I understand you !

          Friendly,

              Loïc