Need to install Ubuntu via USB

[Loïc Grenié]

2008/11/14 Scott <slewin at bmts.com>:
> I tried installing Kubuntu 8.04 back into my wife's computer and I got
> the same busybox shell :(.

     There is probably something wrong going between the USB stack
  and the USB key. Whether this is a hardware or software problem
  is unclear...

>  If I go out and buy a external CD drive that
> uses USB, would that work just like a regular CD?  I mean, can I just
> select that CD on the boot devices and then boot from it?

    I think it depends only on the BIOS of the laptop.

     Friendly,

            Loïc Grenié