Re: [LAU] someone awhile back posted about how to make a bootable Linux flash drive?

From: david <gnome@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Jun 21 2009 - 08:29:27 EEST

That install fails. It gets to 6% of the way downloading software,
reports that there's an error, and just returns me to the select and
install software stage.

I posted on the Unetbootin forum, will see if I hear from anyone ... thanks.

david wrote:
> Currently trying a Kubuntu 8.10 net install image, it is downloading
> things. I think there are instructions on the Ubuntu Studio site for
> turning a stock Ubuntu installation into an Ubuntu Studio installation.
>
> david wrote:
>> Thanks. Using either 64Studio 2.1 DVD image and ArtistX 7.0 DVD ISO, it
>> makes a bootable flash drive that proceeds to try to mount a cdrom.
>>
>> The second link doesn't seem to lead to any place to download IMG files,
>> and it doesn't look like 64Studio provides any img files ... well, they
>> talk about it but don't seem to provide them ...
>>
>> Ronald Stewart wrote:
>>> http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Ronald Stewart
>>> Creative Director
>>> Trinity Audio Group Inc.
>>> 9854 National Blvd. #322
>>> Los Angeles CA 90034
>>> 310-733-9285
>>> ronaldjstewart@email-addr-hidden <mailto:ronaldjstewart@email-addr-hidden>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:39 PM, david <gnome@email-addr-hidden
>>> <mailto:gnome@email-addr-hidden>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I thought I had kept the email, but can't find it now. I Googled, and
>>> tried one method that claimed to work with Debian, but it only produced
>>> a flash drive with an unknown partition table ...
>>>
>>> What I'd LIKE to do is be able to boot 64Studio from the flash drive,
>>> install that, then rework the flash drive to similarly install ArtistX.
>>>
>>> The CD drive in the target laptop is going bad, and partway through the
>>> install process starts having problems reading from the DVD/CD. My last
>>> attempt left me with a semi-functional 64Studio installation, but I'd
>>> rather do it right ...
>>>
>>> Or can you just dd an iso image to a hard drive????
>>>
>>> This is all so complex!

-- 
David
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