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gibbylinks_1

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Registered: 15/05/09

Can't boot from USB
Posted: 20-May-2009 08:00

Hi all,

I've followed the instructions on the Ubuntu website for creating a bootable USB stick, but I can't get it to work.

All I get is boot prompt "boot:" If i press enter it says "kernel not found"

Do I have to have the intel atom chip to use this ? I was trying it out on my PC (AMD Thunderbird XP3000+)

Cheers

compengi

Posts: 20
Registered: 02/05/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 23-May-2009 12:44

in response to: gibbylinks_1

I would suggest to create a bootable usb stick from command line. I personally don't trust GUI applications. If you'd like to do so, you can do it in 1 single step, like this:

dd bs=8M if=path/to/image.img of=/dev/sd[x] (This command line erases your usb stick, so backup necessary files first, if needed.)

/dev/sd[x] refers to the full path of your usb device let's say /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1 , that's why make sure you don't have any other usb storage devices attached to your pc.

Please make sure also first to have your usb stick unmounted, before writting the image file to it. The image file can be downloaded from here.

Enjoy.

wellzy4eva

Posts: 6
Registered: 19/08/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 19-Aug-2009 03:57

in response to: compengi

Sorry to thread hijack, but I'm having the same problem that I cannot boot the installation of UNR 9.04 from USB.

I have updated my bios drivers to 2.00 (Using the DOS driver technique) so I know there is nothing wrong with the USB ports nor the booting options, i have created the boot usb drive using both the command line and the image writer on here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles#Ubuntu , and both times the boot option did not detect/notice the usb drive and booted straight to Ubuntu 8.04, I tried selecting from the boot menu (F12) but that didn't work, and I have tried the boot disk on a windows laptop and it recognised it straight away.

Apart from installing VLC and installing the updates, I haven't modified any of the settings, any ideas?

Akuma

Posts: 2,520
Registered: 12/08/08

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 19-Aug-2009 04:22

in response to: wellzy4eva

Note that some laptops simply cannot boot from USB Key. Assuming you have an NB100 or NB200, these models can definitely boot from USB key.

Have you tried using makebootfat (available on Linux and Windows) to make your USB key bootable?

wellzy4eva

Posts: 6
Registered: 19/08/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 19-Aug-2009 08:43

in response to: Akuma

thanks for the speedy responce.

The usb pen drive is bootable, I used the Toshiba utility mentioned here http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2004/10/utility-to-make-usb-flash-driv.html to make a dos boot disk to install the bios update and that worked fine on the NB100, it just didn't work when I put the Ubuntu img on the disk.

QBrick

Posts: 10
Registered: 13/05/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 20-Aug-2009 08:13

in response to: gibbylinks_1

Must be the BIOS. I have the same problem, since I made the update from BIOS v1.10 to 1.90. With v1.10 booting from an usb stick just worked.
But now that you write, that v2.0 doesn't solve the problem either, I won't go through the hassle of reinstalling UNR 8.04 again, just to make a bios update.

wellzy4eva

Posts: 6
Registered: 19/08/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 20-Aug-2009 12:37

in response to: QBrick

1.9 works and 2.0 doesn't? well stuff that hen, I just hope the benefits from 8.04 to 9.04 are that geat, and hold out for 9.10 or another new bios update sigh

QBrick

Posts: 10
Registered: 13/05/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 20-Aug-2009 18:28

in response to: wellzy4eva

1.9 doesn't work either in regard to booting from usb stick. The release, the netbook came with was fine, though.

Currently I have Crunchbang 9.04.1 (based on Ubuntu 9.04) installed.
The time to boot is vastly reduced in comparison to 8.04, plus 9.04 recognizes my UMTS-stick out of the box.
You need an external drive, however, but I'd say it's worth the money, since you're more independent in your choice, what to run on this otherwise capable machine.

wellzy4eva

Posts: 6
Registered: 19/08/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 20-Aug-2009 23:56

in response to: QBrick

well, if anyone has installed UNR 9.04 on the NB100 after the 8.04 updates and a bios update to 2.0, any tips would be appreciated, amended bios settings, tricks etc..

I really do not want to factory reset the entire system.

Grove_1

Posts: 1
Registered: 21/08/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 21-Aug-2009 20:32

in response to: gibbylinks_1

Hi Everyone,

First post. I have just installed 9.04 on my NB100 with BIOS 2.0.

I made the image on the flash drive using a Windows imaging programme.

The flash drive was recognised by the BIOS under FDD, not under USB memory as I expected. Also, I did not at first realise that your chosen boot option has to moved to the top of the list using function keys, not just highlighted, so the system kept booting from the HDD on the first few attempts.

Hope this helps. G.

wellzy4eva

Posts: 6
Registered: 19/08/09

Re: Can't boot from USB
Posted: 21-Aug-2009 22:22

in response to: Grove_1

I can confirm that selecting the FDD option worked for me straight away, I'm still on Bios 2.0 and I made the image using the instructions on this page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UNR/Installation/Easy (The Linux Usb Image writer)

So thanks to Grove_1 (See, newbies can make a difference

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