Need to install Ubuntu via USB

[Arsya Pandji]

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Scott <slewin at bmts.com> wrote:

> The CD drive in my wife's laptop is broken, so I only have the option to
> install through USB and I have had nothing but severe problems.  I tried
> with both a 8.04.1 disk and a iso with "create a usb startup disk" and
> got the same outcome, a busybox shell prompt when trying to boot on the
> USB drive.
>
> I tried using unetbootin and it never even got to the first menu on the
> USB drive and gave me an error saying it could not find a kernel.
>
> I lastly tried the isotostick.sh script and I got the same busybox shell
> when trying to boot into Ubuntu on the USB drive.
>
> Help!!  If I can't do this my wife's laptop will become nothing but a
> very expensive paper weight.
>


I installed the latest ubuntu version my netbook (dell inspiron mini 9)
using usb key. It was quite easy, with the help of unetbootin software,
http://lubi.sourceforge.net/unetbootin.html
I really recommend you to try that software. I had the iso image of ubuntu
linux and unetbootin will it to prepare my usb key so I can boot and
install.

Good luck.
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Arsya
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