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Can not run 9.10 from pendrive

Asked by Korek

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8122719#post8122719

here is a link, other person have also the same problem

I have Acer Aspire One and i was trying to install 9.10 nbr
I was trying to create bootable pendrive with dd and imagewriter but i can't.
There is no problem on Jaunty with the same image writing software and hardware configuration

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Delan Azabani (azabani) said : 		#1

Try this:

1. Stick the Live CD and USB into another computer.
2. Run "USB Startup Disk Creator", or what it's called.
3. Use the Live CD to install Ubuntu to the USB drive.

Then try booting the USB on your Acer computer.

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Korek (korczyk-l) said : 		#2

thank you, i'll try as soon as i'll find windows machine (it was not
working on winxp VirtualBox for some reason, despite my usb drive was
reconized)and let you know if it solved a problem.
Chears
Łukasz

Dnia 2009-10-19, pon o godzinie 07:58 +0000, Delan Azabani pisze:
> Your question #86200 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/86200
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Delan Azabani proposed the following answer:
> Try this:
>
> 1. Stick the Live CD and USB into another computer.
> 2. Run "USB Startup Disk Creator", or what it's called.
> 3. Use the Live CD to install Ubuntu to the USB drive.
>
> Then try booting the USB on your Acer computer.
>

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Korek (korczyk-l) said : 		#3

It works fine now. I had to disable ability to write a files on free space left(it was crashing ubuntu at start)
thank you