[ubuntu] installing ubuntu from a virtual drive to another physical disk. [Archive]

amaruq_atka

August 17th, 2010, 11:37 PM

I am currently using windows xp, but I have acquired another hard drive and wish to install ubuntu to it, unfortunately i do not have a working cd drive. I have loaded the newest iso in daemon tools and it asks me if i want to install it in windows, or restart my computer to do a full install. i wish to do neither. i want to install a full copy to my other drive with the virtual cd drive. I have found alot of help dealing with installing it on the same drive as windows or something that would require a floppy drive. this task seems like it would be alot simpler than installing on the same drive, buy maybe not. Did i miss a tutorial somewhere?

im not entirely new to ubuntu, but ive been without a computer for 2 years, so i may be slightly out of the loop. any help is appreciated! :smile:

uRock

August 18th, 2010, 12:28 AM

Grub will have to install to the MBR on the first disk and you may run into issues with Ubuntu partitions not being on the same disk. To install without a CD ROM drive give unetbootin (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/) a look.