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treav0r
October 18th, 2011, 05:04 PM
Hello everybody,
I need help because I want to copy my WUBI installation of Kubuntu 10.10 to my USB Key.
My Key is formatted as NTFS.
I want to copy the content of C:\ubuntu\disks\ to my key and chainload the Disks via GRUB4DOS.
Is there a way to load/mount the disk file and chainload Ubuntu?
oldfred
October 18th, 2011, 09:11 PM
Welcome to the forums.

I am no expert on wubi. But saved this link.

See also this thread, you technically do not need windows to use wubi.
Posts by meierfra. to use grub2 to directly boot wubi
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8903013

I do use grub2 to boot ISO on FAT32 and NTFS via loopmount which I think is similar. You just install grub2 to the partition/drive and manually create a grub.cfg file.

MultiBoot USB with Grub2 (boot directly from iso files)
Basically you just install grub2, create a folder for the isos and edit a grub.cfg to loop mount the isos.
HOWTO: Booting LiveCD ISOs from USB flash drive with Grub2
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1288604
http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1535864
Install grub2 to USB -general info
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p20/GRUB2%20Bash%20Commands.html#GRUB_USB
treav0r
October 20th, 2011, 09:26 AM
Did not work.
I installed WUBI into the MBR of my USB Key. (grub4dos-installer => bootfile=wubildr)
Then I got the message "no disk with UUID ...".
I also tried by using "chainloader /wubildr" of grub4dos.
oldfred
October 20th, 2011, 02:21 PM
Small devices like floppy drives and USB flash drive do not have to be partitioned, but flash drives still should be. If you have no UUID did you not partition it first?
treav0r
November 6th, 2011, 09:03 PM
On my key is one partition (NTFS, Created by Paragon Partition Manager).
The WUBI Disk was created on my HDD (NTFS).
I copied it onto my USB key and entered "chainloader /wubildr" in GRUB4DOS".
treav0r
November 6th, 2011, 09:03 PM
Maybe I should create the WUBI Disk on my USB key.
oldfred
November 7th, 2011, 12:13 AM
Have you seen this?

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/move-wubi-to-a-usb-flash-drive/
treav0r
November 7th, 2011, 05:08 PM
I'll try it.
treav0r
November 8th, 2011, 05:04 PM
It works.
I forgot to delete the lines before the linux command.

Thanks