Comments on: USBuntu: Installing Kubuntu on a USB drive http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/ design, build, test, iterate. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nathan Moos http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-239 Nathan Moos Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:51:51 +0000 http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-239 <p>I would advise doing this in a virtual machine. Thanks a bunch!!</p> I would advise doing this in a virtual machine. Thanks a bunch!!

]]> By: Gerard Wassink http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-19 Gerard Wassink Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:19:46 +0000 http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-19 <p>This USB stick also boots perfectly on my Toshiba Portege R400. Recognizes the wifi at once, sound, the works!</p> <p>Linux rocks !</p> This USB stick also boots perfectly on my Toshiba Portege R400. Recognizes the wifi at once, sound, the works!

Linux rocks !

]]> By: Gerard Wassink http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-20 Gerard Wassink Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:35:47 +0000 http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-20 <p>Thanks for publishing this. It works for ubuntu version8.04.1 as well. Did an apt-get install kubuntu-desktop also, worked like a charm. Did an install of nvidia drivers for my dual head card geforce 8800 ultra as well, worked fine. Gonna try to boot it on my toshiba Protege R400 next...</p> Thanks for publishing this. It works for ubuntu version8.04.1 as well. Did an apt-get install kubuntu-desktop also, worked like a charm. Did an install of nvidia drivers for my dual head card geforce 8800 ultra as well, worked fine. Gonna try to boot it on my toshiba Protege R400 next…

]]> By: Gazerbeam http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-15 Gazerbeam Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:39:42 +0000 http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-15 <p>I've tried this twice, each with the same outcome. this all seems to go fine for me, but then I get an error. I have a photo of the screen, but here's what it says:</p> <p>[!!] Install the base system Unable to install the selected kernel An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system.</p> <p>Kernel package: 'linux-generic'.</p> <p>Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.</p> <p> </p> <p>this happened the first time I tried it, so I reformatted the flash drive (it's 4 GB) to FAT files system and tried again (tho I know that the installation reformats the drive anyway). any ideas on what could be causing this?</p> I’ve tried this twice, each with the same outcome. this all seems to go fine for me, but then I get an error. I have a photo of the screen, but here’s what it says:

[!!] Install the base system Unable to install the selected kernel An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system.

Kernel package: ‘linux-generic’.

Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.

this happened the first time I tried it, so I reformatted the flash drive (it’s 4 GB) to FAT files system and tried again (tho I know that the installation reformats the drive anyway). any ideas on what could be causing this?

]]> By: Bob Keenan http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-18 Bob Keenan Sat, 24 May 2008 13:59:13 +0000 http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-18 <p>Hi again:</p> <p>Enter your BIOS, go to the hard drive section and selct the choices to turn them off or on. Various BIOS systems use different terminologies such as "ON/OFF, Available/Not available, Present/Not Present, etc.</p> <p>I did a little more investigating and found that with the drive turned off, I could still read all my files and partions in that drive when booting from a Kubuntu 8.04 live DVD. Windows cannot do this.</p> <p>Interestingly enough, a second 250 GB hard drive, also turned off, doesn't show in the list of drives.</p> <p>I can see danger in this if Linux can see a turned off hard drive, it likely can access it and damage the MBR if one is not very careful.</p> <p>Am running a Dell E520 with an Intel 965G chipset and an Intel RAID BIOS but am not operating a RAID configuration.</p> <p>Bob</p> Hi again:

Enter your BIOS, go to the hard drive section and selct the choices to turn them off or on. Various BIOS systems use different terminologies such as “ON/OFF, Available/Not available, Present/Not Present, etc.

I did a little more investigating and found that with the drive turned off, I could still read all my files and partions in that drive when booting from a Kubuntu 8.04 live DVD. Windows cannot do this.

Interestingly enough, a second 250 GB hard drive, also turned off, doesn’t show in the list of drives.

I can see danger in this if Linux can see a turned off hard drive, it likely can access it and damage the MBR if one is not very careful.

Am running a Dell E520 with an Intel 965G chipset and an Intel RAID BIOS but am not operating a RAID configuration.

Bob

]]> By: Pinsky http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-17 Pinsky Sat, 24 May 2008 00:59:40 +0000 http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-17 <p>Hi Bob,</p> <p>I am not sure how to turn off a hard drive from the BIOS. I don't think my BIOS will do that so I can't really comment on that. But I have heard of people physically removing their hard drive during the Kubuntu Installation just so they don't accidentally load GRUB on the hard drive. </p> <p>Also I haven't tried to install Kubuntu from a Live CD, only the alternate install CD. So there could be a difference there or with the new *.04 installation. I have been waiting for the 8gb Jump drive prices to come down a little bit more before I buy one and try the 8.04 installation. I'll let you know if I come up with something when I try to install it.</p> Hi Bob,

I am not sure how to turn off a hard drive from the BIOS. I don’t think my BIOS will do that so I can’t really comment on that. But I have heard of people physically removing their hard drive during the Kubuntu Installation just so they don’t accidentally load GRUB on the hard drive.

Also I haven’t tried to install Kubuntu from a Live CD, only the alternate install CD. So there could be a difference there or with the new *.04 installation. I have been waiting for the 8gb Jump drive prices to come down a little bit more before I buy one and try the 8.04 installation. I’ll let you know if I come up with something when I try to install it.

]]> By: Bob Keenan http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-16 Bob Keenan Thu, 22 May 2008 20:36:42 +0000 http://principialabs.com/usbuntu-installing-kubuntu-on-a-usb-drive/#comment-16 <p>A Newbie to Linux here. Wanted to install Kubuntu 8.04 on a USB flash drive.</p> <p>Was wondering if you could simply turn off your hard drives in BIOS rather than worry about grub installing on your MBR? Also, can Grub read info from your BIOS and perhaps turn back on your hard drive??</p> <p>Why I ask is -- I turn my hard drive off in BIOS and VERIFIED that it was so, but when I started an install from a live CD, the 250GB hard drive was mentioned and two partitions of 40 some odd GBs each. Sounds unlikely but there it was!</p> <p>Any comments?</p> <p>Bob Keenan</p> A Newbie to Linux here. Wanted to install Kubuntu 8.04 on a USB flash drive.

Was wondering if you could simply turn off your hard drives in BIOS rather than worry about grub installing on your MBR? Also, can Grub read info from your BIOS and perhaps turn back on your hard drive??

Why I ask is — I turn my hard drive off in BIOS and VERIFIED that it was so, but when I started an install from a live CD, the 250GB hard drive was mentioned and two partitions of 40 some odd GBs each. Sounds unlikely but there it was!

Any comments?

Bob Keenan

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