Browser_ice
January 29th, 2009, 05:24 PM
I have just installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my 8Gb USB key. I had used the install CD and pointed the installation to the USB key. I had also told it to install the GRUB on it. Prior to the installation, I had used Partition Editor to create a 2Gb Swap on it and the rest as Ext3.
But when I boot with it, it said it is missing files. I do not remember exactly what but I think it said something about dev, proc folders and others.
The installation went without problems at all. Well the only problem I have is because of my hardware setup. I cannot boot with my USB on my home PC because it does not detect it and causes my USB keyboard + USB mouse to not work until I actually boot into an O/S. To workaround this, I have created a USB Boot cd from pendrive linux site and tried to add its menu.lst into my main menu.lst but both ways, when booting with my USB Ubuntu O/S, it says there are missing files.
Is there a way from my HD Ubuntu, to do a system or installation check on it to tell me everthing that is wrong or missing, AND fix it ?
I want to use this USB key for the office (on VPNed PCs connected to the office, at the office, ...).
P.S. : I do not want to have a LIVE CD version on a USB key. I want a full functional Ubuntu 8.10 with logon-ids and persistent, also updatable.
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> fdisk -l
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/sdc: 8019 MB, 8019509248 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 974 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 261 2096451 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdc2 * 262 974 5727172+ 83 Linux
But when I boot with it, it said it is missing files. I do not remember exactly what but I think it said something about dev, proc folders and others.
The installation went without problems at all. Well the only problem I have is because of my hardware setup. I cannot boot with my USB on my home PC because it does not detect it and causes my USB keyboard + USB mouse to not work until I actually boot into an O/S. To workaround this, I have created a USB Boot cd from pendrive linux site and tried to add its menu.lst into my main menu.lst but both ways, when booting with my USB Ubuntu O/S, it says there are missing files.
Is there a way from my HD Ubuntu, to do a system or installation check on it to tell me everthing that is wrong or missing, AND fix it ?
I want to use this USB key for the office (on VPNed PCs connected to the office, at the office, ...).
P.S. : I do not want to have a LIVE CD version on a USB key. I want a full functional Ubuntu 8.10 with logon-ids and persistent, also updatable.
[added stuffs]
> fdisk -l
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/sdc: 8019 MB, 8019509248 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 974 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 261 2096451 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdc2 * 262 974 5727172+ 83 Linux