 Ubuntu v8.10 USB Persistent Install + Grub4dos |
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 Jan 2 2009, 01:06 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 10-December 06 Member No.: 23,878  |
I've used the guide here
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/11/01/ub...-usb-installer/ to setup my thumb drive with Ubuntu 8.10. I think this ends up using syslinux for the bootloader, but I would like to use my grub4dos to boot into my persistent install. I posted over on the Ubuntu forums but never seemed to get much help. Then entries from 8.04 don't work any more, as the "persistent" changes are now stored inside a loop file instead of a seperate partition. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. ~Fizz |
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Jan 2 2009, 01:24 PM
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Silver Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 14-February 07 Member No.: 25,175 |
Following is what I used to boot Ubuntu 8.10 with grub4dos. You may have to change the locale settings etc...
You should also have a partition named casper-rw to store the pesistence. ubuntu.usb is my tag file. You can change the command for example to find --set-root /casper/vmlinuz. CODE title Ubuntu 8.10 (persistent)
find --set-root /ubuntu.usb kernel /casper/vmlinuz file=preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper locale=fr_FR bootkbd=fr console-setup/layoutcode=fr console-setup/variantcode=nodeadkeys persistent splash -- initrd /casper/initrd.gz |
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Jan 4 2009, 07:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 10-December 06 Member No.: 23,878 |
Don't think thats quite what I would need - Using the setup tool in 8.10, the persistent changes are stored inside a file and not on a seperate partition. I could use the 8.04 guides for the seperate partition, but I would highly prefer to setup the 8.10 install for the "persistent file"
Thanks ~Fizz |
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Jan 8 2009, 09:56 PM
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Silver Member Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 23-November 04 From: Meißen, Germany Member No.: 8,604 |
Have you such a loop-file on your stick?
(Doesn't matter if the UBUNTU-automatics has done this, or if you created it by hand.) Other question: Works it with SYSLINUX? If YES, it can't be difficult to convert this to a GRUB4DOS one ... FM_81 -------------------- Who ask's, may be a fool for about five minutes! Who don't ask, may be a fool for the rest of his life!
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Jan 9 2009, 04:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 10-December 06 Member No.: 23,878 |
QUOTE (FM_81 @ Jan 8 2009, 09:56 PM)  Have you such a loop-file on your stick? (Doesn't matter if the UBUNTU-automatics has done this, or if you created it by hand.) Other question: Works it with SYSLINUX? If YES, it can't be difficult to convert this to a GRUB4DOS one ... FM_81 yes it creates the loop file when you use ubuntu's built in Create bootable usb drive wizard. It creates all the proper files, but looking through the .cfg files I can't seem to find the right menu enties to get it to boot. There are a couple i have tried but they all drop to busybox command prompt before it can boot all the way into ubuntu. ~Fizz This post has been edited by daddy_fizz: Jan 9 2009, 04:30 PM |
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Feb 21 2009, 02:31 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 2-November 06 Member No.: 22,866 |
Did you ever get your boot to work? if so how?
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Feb 22 2009, 08:05 AM
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Platinum Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4,309 Joined: 25-July 04 From: Italy Member No.: 6,779 |
Just to keep info as together as possible, an almost identical thread is here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=7187&hl= jaclaz -------------------- - Fighting against bloatware since 2004, and proud of it. -
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