Try an alternative 'small' Linux version such as Puppy. This is a very small ISO so is quick to download and install on a USB. If that works then you know the procedure works. Then try Ubuntu gain,...
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Try an alternative 'small' Linux version such as Puppy. This is a very small ISO so is quick to download and install on a USB. If that works then you know the procedure works. Then try Ubuntu gain,...
What version of Ubuntu are you using? I never saw those option screens when using 12.10.
Thanks for that, I will certainly give that a go.
But can you do a full install to a USB pendrive?
That is useful info. It is true that running from a USB stick is slower than an HD install but in my case I am happy to accept this. For fast boot and performance I have Saluki Linux on a pendrive....
Superb! Problem solved, thank you very much! :D
Yes, it was originally off. I think I switched it on, rebooted and then switched it off again. Only then did it ask me for the password.
Well I currently use a 16GB but an 8GB would do, the formatting procedure only creates a 4GB partition anyway. I don't actually save anything on the USB, all my data is either in the cloud or on a...
At the risk of being controversial, I think the days of dual boot are past and there is little reason to do it anymore.
The reason is the availability of low cost, large capacity USB keydrives and...
When booting into Ubuntu on USB I get asked if I want to 'try Ubuntu' or Install. I don't want to install as I am using this on different PCs. Can I do something to remove this question every time.
Well I have just tried booting in again and THIS time it asked me for my password! I had previously set up a new user complete with password but never actually got asked for it, it just booted...
Truecrypt does seem to be best option but it is a shame that Ubuntu does not have password protection built in. I previously used Saluki Linux and Knoppix on a USB and both have encryption and...
I have installed 12.10 on a USB pendrive and all seems to be working well, when I reboot all my saved settings are restored. However, I need to password protect the drive in case I lose it. Is there...
Take a look at Zenwalk! It runs on very basic hardware but looks like a 'proper' distro. www.zenwalk.org
I use Firefox but only because Opera doesn't work properly with Ubuntu. In the Windows world I use Opera 99%.
Thank you VERY much for this! You have now removed the last reason I need XP for!:)
8/10 for Krusbjorn as it is a salutary warning of what happens when you spend too much time in front of PC
When I was a Mandrake user I tended to use mainly Konqueror for browsing as i quite like integrated browsers. However, I cannot say I miss it since moving to Ubuntu. Firefox is adequate for my...
It was on a cover disk on Linux Format magazine. I read the review in the mag and decided to give it a go. Previously I was a Mandrake user but was never 100% happy with it. I like the 'feel' of...
My PCs are on as long as I am awake.
If I had exclusive use of my PCs and i was only running Ubuntu I would leave it on all the time. As it is I have to share one with the rest of the family...
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26013
...but it is new to me and amusing IMHO
http://www.4thchild.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Pics.html