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naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 03:59 AM
I want to get ubuntu on my computer to dual boot with winxp, but I dont have a working cd drive or floppy drive. I do however have a 1gig flashdrive and my bios does support booting from a usb flash. but I'm having trouble getting ubuntu to boot from the flash, it trys to boot, but it wont. Or is there a way to install ubuntu from windows xp to another hard drive? I don't care if its from a usb flash drive or from windows as long as it dual boots and installs on a hard drive.

BTY I'm new. never used ubuntu before, and decided to give it a try. Also, I have messed with linux before, but not much.
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 06:24 PM
*bump*
insane_alien
April 5th, 2007, 06:41 PM
have you tried extracting the .iso to the USB drive. it MIGHT work. infact, i'll go try it.

okay, it didn't work.
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 06:48 PM
Yes, I did. and that did not work for me, I will however try it again. just to see.
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 07:12 PM
Well, I tried that again, and I got it to boot but it won't install ubuntu on my hard drive. It gave me some kind of disk access error.
Dual Cortex
April 5th, 2007, 07:21 PM
http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-usb-bar
Good luck
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 07:26 PM
That wont work, I only have windows installed, and I need to boot the live cd from a flash drive to install on a hard drive. Thanks any way.
Dual Cortex
April 5th, 2007, 07:33 PM
Do you have any other flash drives?
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 07:36 PM
waiting...
Dual Cortex
April 5th, 2007, 07:37 PM
Do you have any other flash drives?
You might try installing DSL
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/01/02/all-in-one-usb-dsl/
Then
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/02/12/usb-ubuntu-tutorial-for-linux-users/
hehe

now, REALLY, good luck.
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 07:39 PM
I have one other one, but its not at my house at the moment. Its 1 gig also and I'm getting it back later tonight.
Dual Cortex
April 5th, 2007, 07:42 PM
Do you have any other flash drives?
You might try installing DSL
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/01/02/all-in-one-usb-dsl/
Then
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/02/12/usb-ubuntu-tutorial-for-linux-users/
hehe

now, REALLY, good luck.

Just posting that again in case you didn't notice.
...I shouldn't keep editing my posts
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 07:44 PM
I will try that. thanks
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 08:01 PM
When I click on makeboot.exe it tells me...

to run this application, you first must install one of the following versions of the .net framework:
v2.0.50727
contact your application publisher for instructions about obtaining the appropiate version of the .net framework.

I don't know what that means


Edit: never mind. I found what i need
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 09:16 PM
Ok, I got DSL working, but I have two problems with it.
#1. It does not recognizes either of my network cards. (I have two of different make and model.)
#2. How do I use it to install ubuntu on my hard drive.
Dual Cortex
April 5th, 2007, 09:23 PM
Ok, I got DSL working, but I have two problems with it.
#1. It does not recognizes either of my network cards. (I have two of different make and model.)
Doesn't really matter for installation.... just copy down/print the instructions or something.

#2. How do I use it to install ubuntu on my hard drive.[/QUOTE]
:| That's what the 2nd link was for.
Good luck.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/02/12/usb-ubuntu-tutorial-for-linux-users/
naknak987
April 5th, 2007, 09:28 PM
thanks
naknak987
April 6th, 2007, 01:22 AM
Man, I just cant get this to work. Is there a easer way to install with out having to use a cd? Maybe it would help if I knew half of what it was talking about.
RRRRRRRRRRRR...... I'm about to rip out my hair. :( Please help.
andb
April 6th, 2007, 10:18 AM
While I prefer Ubuntu, I've installed debian on a few machines when booting from a cd wasnt possible.

I found this site about booting from a usb key: http://d-i.pascal.at/ Worst think about this way is that you need access to a linux box to set it up :( Maybe you know someone with linux or can you find someone near you by using the cafe section who can help?

A small note, I saw a howto on Damn small linux on how to install it from windows on a usb key, there may be some overlap that you could use. DSL is really good and easy to put on a usb key.

Ive done the 3 floppy disk boot, wihch then pulls everything over the net.

Sorry I cant give you a clear answer how to do this, but hopefully these comments will point you in the right direction...
Dual Cortex
April 6th, 2007, 11:02 PM
That's what I told him to do. Install DSL on a flash drive to install Ubuntu on a flash drive. A rather insteresting project.


Man, I just cant get this to work. Is there a easer way to install with out having to use a cd? Maybe it would help if I knew half of what it was talking about.
RRRRRRRRRRRR...... I'm about to rip out my hair. :( Please help.

What don't you understand?


EDIT: Just went over the instructions. At the end you need to install syslinux and mtools... don't know of any packages of them compatible with DSL. You might try installling PCLinuxOS instead (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2006/09/19/all-in-one-usb-pclinuxos-minimezip/) since those seem to be available for it.
naknak987
April 7th, 2007, 05:09 AM
Um. One problem, I can't download anything to DSL because it wont let me connect to the net.
And I want to install ubuntu on my hard drive, not my flash drive, but I cant use a cd to do it, seeing as how I have one at the moment, so I want to install ubuntu on my hard drive from flash. I would try a net boot but I started reading how and got lost... LOL. thanks for trying to help tho.