[Deaf-lug] USB Installation

[Dafydd Eveleigh]

About the same as the hard drive.

I need to get a bigger USB pen so I can use it as a proper computer  
resource.. 1 GB is not really good enough.

On 12 Jun 2009, at 00:46, Fintan Gaughan wrote:

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> Cool!
>
> I know it will be faster than live CD .. do you find it same speed  
> as hard drive
> or quicker?
>
> Fintan
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> * Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk> [2009-06-12 00:31:23 +0100]:
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>> 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:
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>>>
>>> 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
>>>
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>>> * 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:
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>>>>> 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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