[Deaf-lug] USB Installation

[Dafydd Eveleigh]

The CD player on the laptop which I installed Ubuntu doesn't work. So  
I used a Laptop in Work and used a Live CD to create a USB Boot which  
I then used for my home laptop.

Sorry for not being clear.


On 11 Jun 2009, at 21:26, Fintan Gaughan wrote:

>
> Ah great to hear that.
> I thought your cd player did not work when you said optical drive.
> Does not matter I read it wrong but glad your sorted.
>
> I did that method USB Startup Disk Creator  but did not work for me,
> might be a rubbish USB that i have..
>
> Fintan
>
>
> * Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk> [2009-06-11 18:08:05 +0100]:
>
>> Hi guys
>>
>> Just to let you know that I used a spare laptop in work to build a  
>> USB
>> boot using
>>
>> System --> Administration --> USB Startup Disk Creator.
>>
>> Now installing the updates and everything is hunky dory :-)
>>
>> Thanks for your help guys .
>>
>> Dafydd
>>
>> On 11 Jun 2009, at 09:48, Fintan Gaughan wrote:
>>
>>> another option is to borrow and external dvd/cd player!
>>>
>>> I haven't had much luck  installing ubuntu on a USB drive but that
>>> was ages ago.
>>> Not fimilar with Appple so I cant help you there.
>>>
>>> Cant think of any other ideas except installing from a network...
>>>
>>>
>>> Fintan
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/6/10 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
>>>> Dear all
>>>>
>>>> I do hope you an help.
>>>>
>>>> I needed to do a fresh install on my laptop. After the drive was
>>>> partitioned the laptop stopped reading the disk, which leads me to
>>>> conclude the optical drive is faulty (It is an old laptop).
>>>>
>>>> So I am left with a laptop that I cannot use at the moment!!!!
>>>>
>>>> As a work around I know you can install from a USB flash disk.
>>>> However
>>>> looking at the forums most of them talk about requiring ubuntu or
>>>> windows to create a USB boot-up disk, I don't have either.
>>>>
>>>> So I tried just copying the files from the installation disk to the
>>>> USB, needless to say it doesn't work. I do know my laptop will read
>>>> the USB disk on startup so need to find a way to create a USB
>>>> installation disk.
>>>>
>>>> The only operating system I have at my disposal is an iMac with Mac
>>>> OS
>>>> X 10.5 (Leopard).
>>>>
>>>> Many Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Dafydd
>>>>
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