How do I "nomodeset" from a USB pendrive?

[VMC]

Booting from either cd or usb should be the same. Hit F6 and you should see the "linux" string at the bottom. Just go the the end and add "nomodeset".

You are talking about the usb live install, yes?

[LancerNZ]

I do get a simplified boot menu; but I can't see any method to insert the nomodeset option I know my computer needs.

Only...

• Run Ubuntu from this USB
• Install Ubuntu on a Hard Disk
• Test memory
• Boot from first hard disk
• Advanced options => (nothing)
• Help

I can do it from the CD-Rom boot as I showed in detail above, but the option doesn't appear to be there on a USB made from link I previously gave, so no... they are not the same.

[oldfred]

I have this in my notes, but have never used it as I loopmount ISO directly and added in the grub command.

USB boot - At the menu press tab on the first option to edit the boot options and replaced the 'splash' option with 'nomodeset'.



I think you can also add it to the syslinux menu on the USB like this:

If booting from USB it just may be easier to edit syslinux with whatever boot parameters you need like this:
Ubuntu 12.04 has been officially released and, with minor adjustments, the intel gma500 video card is working out of the box.
http://blog.bodhizazen.net/
simply edit “syslinux.cfg”

[darkod]

Even when it doesn't say so, you should be able to edit the boot lines with 'e'.

Highlight "Run Ubuntu from this USB" and try hitting 'e'. If that shows you the boot lines, simply add nomodeset in front of the 'quiet splash'.

EDIT PS. oldfred is right, it might be TAB to enter the edit mode.

[LancerNZ]

Thank you

The [Tab] button does work.

I also found that if making the USB drive under the Ubuntu method (as opposed to through Windows) you end up with a boot up just like the CD-Rom where the steps as I was expecting are intact. I was able to boot from CD-Rom and create a less feature-hidden USB this way.


Ubuntu method here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/...tick-on-ubuntu

[darkod]

Yes, I would say the startup disk creator is always better, as long as you have a machine running ubuntu to create it on.