Any Alternative to "USB Startup Disk Creator"?

[malom]

Hi Dakra,
Could you please provide a link or explain how to do this?
Would love to be able to have my own portable OS on my flash stick.

[DrKenobi]

Hello,
am having problems using System/Admin/USB Startup Disk Creator.

I want to put desktop-10.04-i386.iso onto my USB and make it bootable. What alternative program/method is there?

Please help.

You can make a normal installation in your USB drive. I'm using a USB drive of 4GB as hard drive an it's working fine. I also couldn't use the USB Startup Creator, but I don't recommend it, it took ages to boot if you use it.

[oldfred]

Herman has info on USB flash or SSD drive install:
Ubuntu Karmic Koala Encrypted Flash Memory Installation
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p19.html

I also have a USB set up just for ISO using grub.This is just for installs to save CDs.
MultiBoot USB with Grub2 (boot directly from iso files)
http://www.panticz.de/MultiBootUSB
HOWTO: Booting LiveCD ISOs from USB flash drive with Grub2
http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/sh....php?t=1288604
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1451184
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/...l#cli_loopback
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1224417

[kansasnoob]

I prefer Portable Linux:

http://rudd-o.com/new-projects/portablelinux

[Linuxforall]

Been using this since Jaunty and never had any issues really.

[hanzj]

drkenobi,
hmmm. are you suggesting that usb startup creator is used not so much to save on CD-rom installation of ubuntu onto one's hard drive, but as an emergency means of restoring a bad hard drive?

(I was trying to use usb-startup-disk creator for the purpose of saving myself from burning the ubuntu 10.04 desktop iso onto a compact-disk.)

[hanzj]

I have given up trying to save a compact disc from being used for a one-time use of installing Ubuntu. I went ahead and burnt ubuntu 10.04 x86 desktop iso onto a 700 mb CD-R, then restarted the computer and did a fresh install. That was problem-free.

[DrKenobi]

drkenobi,
hmmm. are you suggesting that usb startup creator is used not so much to save on CD-rom installation of ubuntu onto one's hard drive, but as an emergency means of restoring a bad hard drive?

(I was trying to use usb-startup-disk creator for the purpose of saving myself from burning the ubuntu 10.04 desktop iso onto a compact-disk.)

I said that you can make a fresh install in your USB Drive.

[hanzj]

drkenobi,
but i didn't want to make a fresh install on my usb drive. I wanted to make the fresh install on my hard drive, and the usb drive was just a desired means to that end.

[DrKenobi]

drkenobi,
but i didn't want to make a fresh install on my usb drive. I wanted to make the fresh install on my hard drive, and the usb drive was just a desired means to that end.

hanzj, ok. I also try to use the USB Startup Creator, but it didn't work. Maybe you should follow oldfred's post.

Herman has info on USB flash or SSD drive install:
Ubuntu Karmic Koala Encrypted Flash Memory Installation
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p19.html

I also have a USB set up just for ISO using grub.This is just for installs to save CDs.
MultiBoot USB with Grub2 (boot directly from iso files)
http://www.panticz.de/MultiBootUSB
HOWTO: Booting LiveCD ISOs from USB flash drive with Grub2
http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/sh....php?t=1288604
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1451184
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/...l#cli_loopback
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1224417

Sorry for my english, i'm not so good.