[LAU] someone awhile back posted about how to make a bootable Linux flash drive?

[david]

That install fails. It gets to 6% of the way downloading software, 
reports that there's an error, and just returns me to the select and 
install software stage.

I posted on the Unetbootin forum, will see if I hear from anyone ... thanks.

david wrote:
> Currently trying a Kubuntu 8.10 net install image, it is downloading 
> things. I think there are instructions on the Ubuntu Studio site for 
> turning a stock Ubuntu installation into an Ubuntu Studio installation.
> 
> david wrote:
>> Thanks. Using either 64Studio 2.1 DVD image and ArtistX 7.0 DVD ISO, it 
>> makes a bootable flash drive that proceeds to try to mount a cdrom.
>>
>> The second link doesn't seem to lead to any place to download IMG files, 
>> and it doesn't look like 64Studio provides any img files ... well, they 
>> talk about it but don't seem to provide them ...
>>
>> Ronald Stewart wrote:
>>> http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Ronald Stewart
>>> Creative Director
>>> Trinity Audio Group Inc.
>>> 9854 National Blvd. #322
>>> Los Angeles CA 90034
>>> 310-733-9285
>>> ronaldjstewart at gmail.com <mailto:ronaldjstewart at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:39 PM, david <gnome at hawaii.rr.com 
>>> <mailto:gnome at hawaii.rr.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     I thought I had kept the email, but can't find it now. I Googled, and
>>>     tried one method that claimed to work with Debian, but it only produced
>>>     a flash drive with an unknown partition table ...
>>>
>>>     What I'd LIKE to do is be able to boot 64Studio from the flash drive,
>>>     install that, then rework the flash drive to similarly install ArtistX.
>>>
>>>     The CD drive in the target laptop is going bad, and partway through the
>>>     install process starts having problems reading from the DVD/CD. My last
>>>     attempt left me with a semi-functional 64Studio installation, but I'd
>>>     rather do it right ...
>>>
>>>     Or can you just dd an iso image to a hard drive????
>>>
>>>     This is all so complex!


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David
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