Installing Ubuntu on a USB disc

6.12.2008 03:28 | Přečteno: 1994× | poslední úprava: 5.12.2008 22:55

In short, use the alternate CD.

So you want to install Ubuntu to a usb disc and for whatever reason live usb (press F2 type usb-creator and hit enter to make one) though persistent isn't enough. Hardy installer available on the "normal" desktop CD allows you to select an external drive. The thing is the installer has been "polished" for Intrepid in a way it doesn't allow to choose an external drive anymore. The "alternate" CD must be used.

It's that simple. I'm writing this blogpost only because I couldn't google similar "confirmation" and the official Ubuntu website says that the alternate disc is handy only when you encounter problems with graphical installation, it says nothing about more installation options.

       

Komentáře

Diskuse byla administrátory uzamčena

[Vojtěch Trefný]

Příloha:

• Screenshot-Instalovat-6.png (49461 bytů)

Tried an usb flash disk -- no problem, see attached screenshot.

[Wire64]

same situation here.

[phero]

Ok, I should have had a look at the source code before posting , anyway I probably see the problem now. It doesn't work if you have only an external disk connected.

Thus, it might be a bug and Hardy can suffer from the same. Thanks for the comment!

[Michal Fecko]

I dont understand why you are wrote your blog post in English. If you think its cool - so what a shame, its not. This server is basicaly dedicated to Czech and Slovak poeple trying to uunderstand Linux and helping them to set it up. So every article, blog or even news should be in Czech or Slovak language - to better understandig. What was your reasons to write it in English?

[Ladicek]

To help people all over the world, in 125 countries on 6 continents (watching Dexter's Lab, oh yeah!)?

[kotrcka]

ju ken help dem on sam anadr lynuks servr

[Michal Fecko]

little mistake - should be enadr =]

[kotrcka]

sori, jourrajt

[AltOS]

Ju ár bous vróng. It šud bí adr.

[AltOS]

Ór betr jet. Džst drop d "sam".

[kotrcka]

aj vil du it in a nír fjučr.

[kralyk z abclinuxu]

Dublinským 'hantecem' klidně enodr, stejně jako jur rajš
A tu větu nademnou kldině řekou takle: Ajl dů iš ine nýr fjůšr

[phero]

a taky nezapomenou na konci kazdy vety like a samozrejme polskym prizvukem

Ale opravdu, irsky prizvuk je paradni, jen skoda ze na akcent jak z Eden Lake (alespon na jihu irska) moc nenarazis.

[phero]

protoze si takovahle kratka poznamka cestinu nezaslouzi

ne opravdu mi neslo o to vypadat cool, to by ta anglictina vypadala trochu jinak, no ... asi bych spis zkusil rustinu (a zajimavy by bylo ze by pak ani cela diskuse nebyla zaplnena podobnyma stiznostma).

Jsem cekal ze zapisek s takovymhle nazvem a perexem budou mistni ignorovat a bude uzitecny jen pro nekoho kdo bude googlovat podobny problem. Z komentaru a z ctenosti vidim, ze muj odhad byl vicemene spravny, az na debilky co ho precetli jen aby si mohli zanadavat ze je v eng.

he happy now, I hope?

[Wire64]

Buď v klidu. Tenhle server má svůj svérázný kolorit

[freshmouse]

A proč je to anglicky?

[lmanik]

Protože je přece v ČR.

[Vojtěch Trefný]

Protože angličtina je asi víc kůl

[Michal Fecko]

Nieco ako "kůl" v plote?

[deda.jabko]

jo, to je pekna knizka

[freshmouse]

Hmm, tak to autor zápisku začal být kůl až poslední dobou; dříve psal česky...

[phero]

protoze tenhle zapis byl pro google a ne pro abicku

[Viliam Púčik]

Really? So let me put it to you this way: http://www.google.com/search?q=Installing+Ubuntu+on+a+USB+disc

[phero]

jo opravdu, ze si s tim fulltext neporadil neni muj problem - treba casem. kazdopadne se diky tomu blogpostu podarilo zjistit kde je problem

[Darth Phantom]

Tím se podařilo zjistit, že si pitomec.

[phero]

piss off

[kralyk z abclinuxu]

Really? So let me put it to you this way: http://www.google.com/search?q=Installing+Ubuntu+on+a+USB+disc

I guess there's still some chance... Google updates it's database from time to time, doesn't it? So perhaps this how-to will show up in the search results later on...

[David Watzke]

Nechápu... to jsem fakt jedinej komu to v Google vyskočí hned jako první odkaz? (už několik dní)

[kralyk z abclinuxu]

Jestli to nebude těma lokalizačníma featurama googlu. Zkus raděj tuhle adresu.

[Fluttershy, yay!]

Nejsi.

[Ladicek]

Nastavení jazyka v prohlížeči. Jinak samozřejmě mi tuhle stránku taky Google nabízí hned jako první, lhostejno, že její hlavní obsah je v angličtině

[Kamil]

I had had similar problem with  Linux Mint(its like Ubuntu) and I found information to fix it.

You have to install Ubuntu to  USB flash (FAT32), search  syslinux.cfg( pendrivelinux.com) and copy it to folder SYSLINUX on your USB flash before first boot.It contains menu which you will see after boot and you can choose RUN PERSISTENT.

I hope that it will be helpfull for many people with Linux on USB systems.

HERE IS TUTORIAL http://www.pendrivelinux.com/linux-mint-6-flash-drive-install-via-cd/#more-1019

Pro všechny co mají podobný problém s instalací na USB zařízení.Vyzkoušeno s Linux Mint,které vychází z Ubuntu.