I can't boot from USB 7.04

Have you followed the guide about booting from usb?:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

If so what is the exact problem? Booting starts and fails or the usb is not detected as bootable at all.

hello,

I can't boot, the USB is detected bootable, all others linux boot from USB, I have Windows XP ...

why?

I wait for your answer... (if you want)...

thanks a lot...

Sorry, but you probably need to provide more information if anyone is to help you.

How did you place ubuntu on this usb, this is a big external usb hard drive or a small flash drive? The drive is detected bootable means that the system starts to boot? Does it print any error?

hello,

I place ubuntu in usb as writes to me this site: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09/21/usb-ubuntu-704-persistent-install/
I have small flash drive(2gb)...
Print error like I have floppy disk...
I have windows XP...

why?

I wait for your answer... (if you want)...

thanks a lot...

hello,

I place ubuntu in usb as writes to me this site:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09/21/usb-ubuntu-704-persistent-install/
I have small flash drive(2gb)...
Print error like I have floppy disk...

why?

I wait for your answer... (if you want)...

thanks a lot...

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Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 20:49
Subject: Re: [Question #14429]: I can't boot from USB 7.04

Your question #14429 on Ubuntu changed:
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Wrwrwr requested for more information:
Sorry, but you probably need to provide more information if anyone is to
help you.

How did you place ubuntu on this usb, this is a big external usb hard
drive or a small flash drive? The drive is detected bootable means that
the system starts to boot? Does it print any error?

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I've read through this guide, it looks all right, nevertheless it has a lot of steps, and a lot of things that could have gone wrong. Are you sure that you've done it all properly?

There is a note on this site, that i think is worth trying:
"Note: If your having trouble getting Ubuntu to boot, your memory stick may have a corrupted MBR. To repair the MBR of your USB device, at the terminal type sudo apt-get install lilo then type lilo -M /dev/sdx (replacing x with the letter of your flash device)"

Could you give the exact error message about that floppy please.

hello,

I am sure I have done properly, these linux boot from USB: Knoppix 5.1.1 and PCLinuxOS...

the error message is: "Non-System disk or disk error, Replace and strike any key when ready"

I can't boot from CD ubuntu but from Windows XP AND I can't try this:sudo apt-get install lilo then type lilo -M /dev/sdx (replacing x with the letter of your flash device)

I wait for your answer...

thanks a lot...

hello,

I am sure I have done properly, these linux boot from USB: Knoppix 5.1.1 and
PCLinuxOS...

the error message is: "Non-System disk or disk error, Replace and strike any
key when ready"

I can't boot from CD ubuntu but from Windows XP AND I can't try this:sudo
apt-get install lilo then type lilo -M /dev/sdx (replacing x with the letter
of your flash device)

I wait for your answer...

thanks a lot...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wrwrwr" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Question #14429]: I can't boot from USB 7.04

Your question #14429 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/14429

    Status: Open => Answered

Wrwrwr proposed the following answer:
I've read through this guide, it looks all right, nevertheless it has a
lot of steps, and a lot of things that could have gone wrong. Are you
sure that you've done it all properly?

There is a note on this site, that i think is worth trying:
"Note: If your having trouble getting Ubuntu to boot, your memory stick may
have a corrupted MBR. To repair the MBR of your USB device, at the terminal
type sudo apt-get install lilo then type lilo -M /dev/sdx (replacing x with
the letter of your flash device)"

Could you give the exact error message about that floppy please.

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This error would mean that something with syslinux is wrong, maybe you can retry steps 13-14. For doing that mbr repairing any linux would be ok.

Instructions for knoppix and pclinuxos are quite different there -- those systems are meant to be used from an external device, and ubuntu is rather designed to be installed.

Sorry, but how did you do steps 2 to 15 of that tutorial if you can't boot from ubuntu cd??

hello,

I do only these because I use Windows XP:
1.Create a folder named USBU on your computer
2.Download ub7convert.zip and extract the files to the USBU folder
3.Move the Ubuntu 7.04 ISO downloaded earlier to the USBU folder
Click fixu.bat from the USBU folder (follow on screen instructions)
4.Move all files from the ubuntu directory to your memory stick
5.Reboot your computer and set your system BIOS to boot from USB-HDD or
USB-ZIP. Or, if your system lists the USB device as a hard drive, set the
"Hard Disk Boot Priority" to boot your USB device.

Thanks a lot...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wrwrwr" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #14429]: I can't boot from USB 7.04

Your question #14429 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/14429

    Status: Open => Answered

Wrwrwr proposed the following answer:
This error would mean that something with syslinux is wrong, maybe you
can retry steps 13-14. For doing that mbr repairing any linux would be
ok.

Instructions for knoppix and pclinuxos are quite different there --
those systems are meant to be used from an external device, and ubuntu
is rather designed to be installed.

Sorry, but how did you do steps 2 to 15 of that tutorial if you can't
boot from ubuntu cd??

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ok...