Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-11-07 Thread Vinothan Shankar
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Perry wrote: > sudo aptitude installusb-creator > > Is installed by default, needs the .iso :) > > Neil Perry ...Or will work off a live CD (Jaunty or later, I think, might have been on the Intrepid disc?) using the live CD itself, if you are i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-29 Thread Tony Travis
Steve wrote: > [...] > Thank you Liam :-) > I never thought to try that, it works on an old P4 machine I have. Sadly > that option, or any other USB boot option, isn’t available on any of the > PIII machines I have. Hello, Steve. You can boot Ubuntu on a USB-stick indirectly from a CD: http:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread Steve
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:17:01 -, Liam Wilson wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> javadayaz wrote: >> >>> tbh i dont think ive not seen it either.the PIII is an old dell >>> machine..but i will have to have another look!!! >>> >>> >> You may find it won't (the Dell P3 machines I have support CD & ne

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread Liam Wilson
Rob Beard wrote: > javadayaz wrote: > >> tbh i dont think ive not seen it either.the PIII is an old dell >> machine..but i will have to have another look!!! >> >> > You may find it won't (the Dell P3 machines I have support CD & network > booting but not USB booting). Try pressing the F1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread Rob Beard
javadayaz wrote: > tbh i dont think ive not seen it either.the PIII is an old dell > machine..but i will have to have another look!!! > You may find it won't (the Dell P3 machines I have support CD & network booting but not USB booting). Try pressing the F12 key though when the machine starts,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread javadayaz
brilliant, all of these help. 2009/10/28 Neil Perry > sudo aptitude installusb-creator > > Is installed by default, needs the .iso :) > > Neil Perry > > > 2009/10/28 Rob Beard > > javadayaz wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am going to resurrect an old pc. Its already running ubuntu but i >> > would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread Neil Perry
sudo aptitude installusb-creator Is installed by default, needs the .iso :) Neil Perry 2009/10/28 Rob Beard > javadayaz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am going to resurrect an old pc. Its already running ubuntu but i > > would like to install xubuntu on it as its very old...PIII i think. So > > i a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread Rob Beard
javadayaz wrote: > Hi, > > I am going to resurrect an old pc. Its already running ubuntu but i > would like to install xubuntu on it as its very old...PIII i think. So > i am thinking of installing the lighter xubuntu on it! > > I have run out of discs but i do have a usb thumb drive lying ar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread javadayaz
tbh i dont think ive not seen it either.the PIII is an old dell machine..but i will have to have another look!!! 2009/10/28 David Jones > > > javadayaz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am going to resurrect an old pc. Its already running ubuntu but i > > would like to install xubuntu on it as its very o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread David Jones
javadayaz wrote: > Hi, > > I am going to resurrect an old pc. Its already running ubuntu but i > would like to install xubuntu on it as its very old...PIII i think. So i > am thinking of installing the lighter xubuntu on it! > > I have run out of discs but i do have a usb thumb drive lying

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread Alan Pope
2009/10/28 javadayaz : > So this app needs to work in ubuntu...something with a nice easy GUI would > also help! unetbootin It's in the repo. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] bootable USB drive

2009-10-28 Thread javadayaz
Hi, I am going to resurrect an old pc. Its already running ubuntu but i would like to install xubuntu on it as its very old...PIII i think. So i am thinking of installing the lighter xubuntu on it! I have run out of discs but i do have a usb thumb drive lying around. Is there a utility that will