Ubuntu 9.04

[Steve Reilly]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>> Are there any Ubuntu wizards in the Washington, DC area who can make a
>> house call?  I am at my wits end in trying to get 9.04 installed.  I
>> decided earlier today to drop back to 8.10 but now the install of that
>> (to an external HD) is giving the same results that 9.04 is/was, namely
>> Grub cannot find the device to which I installed Ubuntu.
>>
>> I will pay.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob Fleetwood
>> Rockville, MD
>>
>>
> 	This will be the third and last time. Take the HD out of the USB 
> housing and attach it to your computer. Then install Ubuntu. If you do 
> not do that you can yell your head off, no-one will care.
> 

this should do the trick
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/a-much-easier-way-to-install-ubuntu-on-a-usb-device-stick-or-hd.html

but im going to have to agree with karl though, usb is too slow to be
using it as a system drive. i would rip it out and slave it with the
other drive in the computer, then install.



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Steve Reilly