[Bug 225348] Re: USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot

2009-04-21 Thread Ben Bucksch
If it's fairly common problems (I would count your MBR problem as that), I think they should get a FAQ section at the end. > Is this intended for a new audience or people with experience? I think the audience should be all Ubuntu users. Using USB sticks instead of CD-ROMs will be very common for

[Bug 225348] Re: USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot

2009-04-20 Thread js84
Haha, what luck, I just had to overwrite the MBR of my USB drive to get it working. All right, I can write/rewrite this. Should there also be a consideration of potential problems in this documentation, or is that more for the forums? Is this intended for a new audience or people with experience

[Bug 225348] Re: USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot

2009-04-20 Thread js84
I'd love to once I get it working myself. After that, I'll rewrite this to be proper and generalized across installations. (As for right now, however, I have yet to get a bootable drive working, weird considering that Debian has pretty much the same exact instructions and images and has worked fo

[Bug 225348] Re: USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot

2009-04-20 Thread Ben Bucksch
js84, thanks for the response. Can you make sure this is fixed in the 9.04 documentation at the time of 9.04 release, given that many people will try to install it at that time? The risk here is that people are led on wrong trails and have serious problems installing from USB stick - which proba

[Bug 225348] Re: USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot

2009-04-20 Thread js84
This bug still exists in the 8.10 documentation, even though it likely will be taken into account for the 9.04 documentation. I'll gladly rewrite this and check it in, if possible. -- USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225348 You received

[Bug 225348] Re: USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot

2008-05-01 Thread Colin Watson
** Changed in: installation-guide (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: New => Triaged -- USB install guide should point to hd-media, not just netboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225348 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s