Hi, I'm not sure if you want to make a 'regular installed system' in your USB drive, or if you want to make a 'live' or 'persistent live' USB system. Anyway, I'll add [to Ali's link] another link which describes and links to several methods and tools.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick Best regards Nio 2014-02-03 06:49, Ali Linx (amjjawad) skrev: > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 7:44 AM, Tong Sun <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > I was trying to install lubuntu to boot from my USB key, but it always > fails on me. What's the proper way to to install lubuntu to USB and > boot from it? (Manual steps on command line preferred). > > This is what I tried > > - copy the casper and preseed folder from CD to the root folder of > my USB key > - use the following grub boot menu: > > title Run lubuntu > kernel /casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed > boot=casper showmounts persistent noprompt -- > initrd /casper/initrd.lz > > My grub boot this entry fine, and I can see that initramfs was trying > to mount root fs, but then my console prints some error. I can > remember the errors because almost immediately afterwards my console > starts flashing. make it impossible for me to read anything from it. > > Since my grub boot this entry fine, I think maybe my grub boot menu is > wrong? or I missed some other important step? > > Please help. Thanks > > tong > > > Hi, > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1872303 > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > > > Good luck :) > > > -- > Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." > Best Regards, > amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> > Areas of Involvement <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/AreasOfInvolvement> > My Projects <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/Projects> > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
