[Deaf-lug] USB Installation

[Fintan Gaughan]

Cool!

I know it will be faster than live CD .. do you find it same speed as hard drive
or quicker?

Fintan






* Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk> [2009-06-12 00:31:23 +0100]:

> 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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