Howto: Create LiveUSBs from Windows using a GUI (UNetbootin)

[A340]

Hello to all, this is my first post, and need some assistance with starting ubuntu 8.10 from my USB Disk.

My Laptop BIOS does not support booting from a USB device. So I followed this information and I am stuck.

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ubuntu-...usb-installer/

Then I did this:

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-boo...or-ubuntu-810/

All went well, however, when I boot from the ISO image I made, I get grub>_

I typed boot, but got the kernel has to be loaded first.

I am brand new to ubuntu, so any help I can get would be appreciated.

Thanks

[A340]

Here is an update from my last post:

I did over the iso instructions in the second link. This time I booted ubuntu from the LiveCD and ran firefox. I copied and pasted all the terminal instructions. Put the new iso image on a CD,and attempted to boot with the USB stick, and CD.

Got "Run Ubuntu using a USB Disk" hit enter, some text scroll by and finally at the end got this:

Bios EDD Facility v0.16-2004-Jun-25, o devices found
EDD information not available
input: At Translation set 2 keyboard a /devices/platform/i8041/serio0/input/input1
VFS: cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown_block (8,1)
Please append a correct "root" boot option; here are the available le partations.
Kernel panic not syncing. VFS:unable to mount root fs on known block (8,1)

I tried the CD and the USB Disk on my desktop, same information I got. I decided to go into the BIOS of the desktop set it to boot from a USB device and use the USB stick alone. The USB stick booted ubuntu fine.

However I need this to work on my Laptop for when traveling. Hence why I need to get this the USB Boot CD going.

[jimmypk]

I wan to install Mandriva 2009 and I use UNetbootin.
Mandriva's boot screen appears and error.
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Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver
SCSI subsystem initializied
Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus-type methods
init started: BusyBox v1.6.1 (2008-05-16 12:38:44 UTC) multi-call binary
Cannot run '/etc/init.d/rcS': No such file or directory

Please press Enter to activate this console
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I tried it on Laptop and Desktop, also error.

[DougM1]

This method worked great for Intrepid 8.10. I have a Dell Mini9, so now I just have to figure out how to get the sound to work and be able to scroll within input screens, such as Thunderbird Address cards. Anyone have any suggestions?

[volneilo]

Hi all!
I've tried to run Arch Linux and Elive in LiveUSB mode, but got the same error: "Failed to mount squashfs filesystem" message, and then "Can't access tty; job control turned off" . After this, i'm dropped to "(initramfs _ )" and that's all... Any help on that?

[jrybon]

Is boot loader in Unetbootin linux specific? It works just fine with the distros provided. But when I try to make a windows liveusb (like a Bart disc), then the startup screen offers no option at all.

[xflyboy]

downloaded the ubuntu-8.10-alternate-i386.iso and used UNetbootin to create a Live USB bootable drive. When I try to boot my Dell Mini9 from the USB (so I can install Ubuntu 8.10), I get (on a DOS-like black screen with white text):
Disk error
Press any key to restart

I checked the USB drive (on my WinXP machine) and the ldlinux.sys file you mentioned is not on the USB drive anywhere.

Any thoughts?

Same "Disk Error" error here.
Kingston 1Gb + ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso + unetbootin-windows-319.exe + WinXP Pro. Drive wasn't formated before instalation.
ldlinux.sys is on the drive.

PD: Old files still on the Drive. Formated it and will try again. will report later.

[Ark_74]

Does anybody had experience with build a certain usb image with a custom kernel?

Changing the default one (kernel) from the *.iso file
I've had checked the UNetbootin documentation and no luck.

Thanks in advance

[sundar_ima]

is it possible to create multiple live linux on a pendrive using unetbootin? tried this link but it is not user friendly for newbie like me.

[hesapotman]

Little Windows GUI app designed specifically for creating Live USBs for Ubuntu (and variants). "Ubuntu Live USB Imager" can be found at ...

http://phatwares.dyndns.org:8080/contentUU.html



Hope you all get some use out of this!