Have a look at these: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent</a> <a href="http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-usb-bar">http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-usb-bar</a> <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:42 AM, elmo <<a href="mailto:elmo@ne.rr.com">elmo@ne.rr.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> John Doe wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > I've tried several times to install Ubuntu Server LTS on an IBM 6220 > desktop I have and haven't had any success. I've downloaded the CDROM > image and burned it to a CD and verified it. I even tested the CD by > booting my Macbook from the CD. Works fine. But I think something is > wrong with the CDROM Drive in the IBM Machine because it won't work now > - - although it did once when I was trying to boot from an un-verified CD. > So I'm still trying to install Ubuntu. The computer recognizes and > seems to read my 8GB external hard drive fine so I was wondering if I > can boot from that. I tried just using the same disk image and putting > it onto the ex. hard drive but when I try to boot from that I just get a > blinking cursor. Any ideas on how I can boot and install from an > external hard drive or how I can get the cd to work? Thanks. > > - - hommeentete > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - <a href="http://enigmail.mozdev.org" target="_blank">http://enigmail.mozdev.org</a> > > iEYEARECAAYFAkferOoACgkQp/gqS+QIUVDoIQCgjz42cKd8Y9/1MknUcX+QO0RY > 9UoAoK8+4MenUrWI7lahPD06gKa+go2V > =YIku > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > I've had the same problem trying to boot a cloned copy of ubuntu from the WD external usb hard drive. I think the problem is in the command 'root' which selects the boot partition of the external drive. I haven't been able to determine what address should be in the root command. -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- Regards, Russ