moblin iso can be used to boot from USB drive, how about ubuntu?

[say2sky]

Many cds were used to burn ubuntu iso for install new release.
Now moblin iso can be used to boot either from cd or from usb flash drive.

I hope to know how moblin can achieve this and how user can do to install other linux iso without cd burning.

[j.bell730]

Yes, Ubuntu can too.

[say2sky]

I have tested the latest version (alpha 6) karmic-desktop-i386.iso but
it can not boot from usb flash drive.

dd if=karmic-desktop-i386.iso of=/dev/sdb

[mikewhatever]

Has anyone seem a Miblin iso ever? Miblin images are released as img files, and surely, both can be used to install from USB.

[Wim Sturkenboom]

I have tested the latest version (alpha 6) karmic-desktop-i386.iso but
it can not boot from usb flash drive.

dd if=karmic-desktop-i386.iso of=/dev/sdb

You need an image file, not an iso. Did you read the link provided by j.bell730

[say2sky]

thanks for help.

I only wonder why moblin can boot from both cd and usb flash drive, I neglect it is a img file.

Now I see. I can save some cds and save the Earth indirectly, it is all from your info. Thanks again!

[say2sky]

sorry for this question again.

I have checked moblin live image again.

$ file moblin-2.1-preview-20090924-001.img 
moblin-2.1-preview-20090924-001.img: ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data UDF filesystem data (unknown version, id 'NSR01') '2.1-preview-x86_64-200909232140' (bootable)

in fact, it's indeed an ISO file.

according to moblin website:

About Live Images
The Moblin live image is a hybrid image that can either be burned onto a CD or written to a USB drive.

moblin live image is one step ahead of ubuntu distribution ISO file. it use same file for both cd and usb drive. no usb creator/script is needed to convert ISO file to another file which is suit for usb drive boot.

[pawhtiobo]

Hi

You can use this:

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

see ya...