U3 on SanDisk Cruzer Micro prevented use for net install

[monty95]

Bought a 4GB SanDisk Cruzer Micro USB flash drive, to use for installing Ubuntu using "Copying Files - The Easy Way" from page
https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/i386/boot-usb-files.html

First attempt failed: machine to be installed to hung at flashing cursor during boot.

Used a Windows-XP machine to remove the U3 software, following the instructions at
http://www.u3.com/support/default.aspx#CQ3

Repeated "Copying Files - The Easy Way" and it worked.

[beatgr]

Good advice.

Excito uses the same advice (Remove the U3 software) when using the SanDisk USB flash drives for installing the linux image on their Bubba|Two MiniServer.
http://www.excito.com/

beatgr