FULLY functional install of Ubuntu 10.10 to USB stick in a WinXP enviroment

[Paul Cartwright]

On 11/09/2010 04:01 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Ubuntu can run on my hardware. I have a so called "LIVE" install 
> running from both CD and USB stick. I also have an ISO file 
> available.
> 
> I believe the buzzword for the type of install I'm looking for is 
> "persistent". I've found instructions for doing so if I have 
> already risked my hard drive by installing Ubuntu to it. Not 
> worth the risk - no matter how many have done it ;/
> 
> Help please.

>
use unetbootin :
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

found this:
Thumb Drive with Persistent Changes
C.S.Cameron
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1440491

You can make an ext2, 3 or 4 Partition and name it casper-rw. this
partition will hold your persistence.

This is how I made a Unetbootin install to flash drive persistent.
Booted Live CD, (Live USB should also work)
Plugged in target flash drive.
Started Partition Editor
Created 1 GB FAT32 partition, (on the left side of the bar).
Created a 1.5 GB ext3 partition to the right of this, labeled it
"casper-rw".
Created a ext3 partition in the remaining space and labeled it "home-rw".
Closed Partition Editor.
Un-mounted and re-mounted flash drive.
Started Windows, started Unetbootin, selected Diskimage, located the
iso, selected Type = USB Drive, selected correct drive letter
Pressed OK, waited 5 minutes.
When Unetbootin finished, shutdown, booted thumbdrive.
At boot menu hit Tab, then typed "(space)persistent"
Ran "gksu nauilus", opened filesystem / cdrom and then opened
syslinux.cfg with text editor.
Added "persistent" as shown below:
append initrd=/ubninit file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet
splash -- persistent
Rebooted, changes were persistent.

-- 
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GIT d- s: a++ C+ UB+++ P+ L++ E--- W++ N++ o K- w+
O+ M V- PS--- PE++ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5 X++ R- tv- b- DI++ D+
G e h-- r+++ y+++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
Paul Cartwright
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Registered Ubuntu User #12459