i can't install persistent ubuntu 13.04 on my 4gb using Universal usb installer. it acts as live usb not persistent usb it gives me setup every boot. i used to install persistent ubuntu using Universal USB installer
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If you are hurrying to reply, System → Administration → StartUp Disk Creator -- no, that's not what I'm talking about.   I want to try Ubuntu 11.04's Unity without touching my existing Ubuntu install.  To do this, I need to install the nVidia drivers first (sigh).  To do this, I need changes to persist a reboot.  To do this, I need to really install Ubuntu on a USB key.  How do you do that?    What I tried   I tried to make a USB key from , then boot from it, then choose "Install Ubuntu." The installer refused to install to the installation media itself. I tried, from my installed copy of Ubuntu:  sudo kvm /dev/sdb --cdrom .cache/testdrive/iso/ubuntu_natty-desktop-i386.iso   ...but the installer didn't detect the disk properly.
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I'm discovering the possibilities offered by persistent live USB using Ubuntu 19.10 and I was wondering if it would be possible to boot with Ubuntu on Android (i.e. using your computer capabilities through your smartphone) using those multi-plug USB sticks which have both USB3 and micro-USB2.  In other way: can I get some kind of a boot menu on an Android device in order to boot with a persistent live USB in order to access my Linux computer tools and setup from a wider range of devices?
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Ever since moving from Windows to Ubuntu the experience has been pleasant. I don't miss windows, at all. Ubuntu 18.04 was my first choice.    However some pre-installed apps like Calculator, Characters, System Monitor and  System Logs do not start at all and I don't get an error. I usually delete them and install the same app but with a higher rating (stars) in the software centre. Has anyone experienced this and what could be the cause?     I unfortunately do not have logs. But the problem can be replicated by following these steps:     Downloading the official ISO from ubuntu.com     Using mksub to create a persistent live USB      Booting from said USB and attempting to open the apps mentioned above.    Edit: 23 Oct 2019  I used these commands to install mksub.  sudo add-apt-repository universe  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa  sudo apt-get update  sudo apt-get install mkusb mkusb-nox usb-pack-efi    I did not use a terminal to create the live usb with persistence. I used guidus. This was done from an ubuntu live disk created using Unetbootin on windows.
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So, I've spent the last day going through similar questions, and can confirm first that this is not a duplicate of:       With that out of the way: I've created an Ubuntu 14.04.03 Live USB Flash Drive (32GB) using UNetbootin, as well as the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator. In both cases, I was able to successfully deploy my Ubuntu ISO (). In both cases, persistence worked successfully (I had to manually enable it when using Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator, but UNetBootin adds the -persistent kernel argument automatically to syslinux.cfg), no problems.  I need to have a persistence file larger than 4GB, as I'm creating a bunch of these flash drives for Field Application Engineers (FAEs), and they need to be able to use them on the road to diagnose installations for custom systems my company currently supports. It's fine if they burn out due to excessive write cycles, and each FAE gets a dozen of them if needed for each trip.  Also, we need to keep the first partition on the disk as a FAT partition in case the FAE needs to drop files onto the disk from Windows, Mac, Linux, etc, as Windows machines refuse to mount FAT partitions on a flash drive unless they are the first and only FAT partition on the disk.  I've tried the steps in the following articles:       The instructions were clear:   Create a Live USB flash drive with Ubuntu, leaving space for an extra partition. Delete the casper-rw loopback file on the first FAT partition on the flash drive. Use gparted to create an ext2/ext3/ext4 partition after the FAT partition, and give it a volume lable of casper-rw.   I followed all of the advised steps, but booting fails. When I attempt to boot from my newly-created flash drive, I am directed to a prompt instead of Ubuntu properly booting, .  dmar: IOMMU: failed to map dmar0 ACPI PCC probe failed.  BusyBox v1.12.1 (Ubuntu 1:21.0-1ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.  (initramfs) _   I've gone through the Ubuntu bug tracker, and it seems that this issue has been observed by numerous others:      And that it has been solved, so I should expect the fix to already be in my Ubuntu 14.04.03 image:      I've also tried updating my kernel boot parameters, by inserting LIVE-MEDIA=/dev/sdd1 (in my case) at boot time by hitting TAB, ie:  kernel /casper/vmlinuz.efi initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper LIVE-MEDIA=/dev/sdd1 -- persistent   This time it at least finds the boot partition and starts attempting to boot the Live USB disk, but seems to fail along the way, with a bunch of "casper" related warnings. I can't seem to save those logs though, so I'm unable to provide them at this time. My current default kernel arguments are:  label ubnentry1 menu label ^Try Ubuntu without installing kernel /casper/vmlinuz.efi append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper  quiet splash -- persistent   How can I go about resolving this issue?  Thank you.
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This question is asked often in Ask Ubuntu, sometimes with few hints about the situation. There are many reasons a persistent USB might not boot BIOS  USB not set as first hard drive in BIOS  Problems with BIOS or UEFI boot partitions or files.  Secure Boot not turned off  Drive not compatible with computers BIOS or UEFI boot mode  Incorrect partition table  Out of date BIOS/UEFI firmware  Junk in volatile memory   GRUB  Incorrect root partition in grub  Incorrect path to ISO in grub  Incorrect persistent-path, (if used), in grub  Grub menuentry structure not suiting OS  Incorrect file type for vmlinuz and initrd (.efi and .lz)  The word &quot;persistent missing from grub.cfg, txt.cfg, syslinux.cfg or text.cfg   PERSISTENCE (CASPER-RW &amp; HOME-RW)  Persistence partition is not ext file system  Persistence file not on FAT filesystem  Persistence file/partition reused from different version  Persistence file full of data, or file update attempted   HARDWARE  Corrupted flash drive  Bad flash drive  Not enough RAM to run Ubuntu  Bad or incorrect USB socket  Incompatible computer CPU  Incompatible computer GPU  Computer does not meet minimum specs, lighter version of 'Buntu required  Motherboard voltage irregularities  Motherboard BIOS limitation with multiple USB devices  Computer does not boot USB's. Plop boot manager required.   SOFTWARE  Bad MD5SUM / Corrupt ISO file  Modified or corrupted ISO9660 partition  USB removed from computer before ISO file is completely copied  Out of date Boot drive creation tool  User inexperienced with boot procedure   Please let me know of any reasons I have missed. An up-vote for any currently valid original reason not on the list, A green check for best original list additions
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I have installed Ubuntu 20 alongside Windows 10, then removed Ubuntu and grub issues were also solved, now I am unable to install Ubuntu 20 again. I am installing through USB and a black screen comes with some lines.  It is when I am booting the installer. Ubuntu is not installed on my system.
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I have made a BOOTABLE USB installation of Ubuntu 13.04 using . I also have Windows 8 on separate partition. After I finished installing Ubuntu 13.04 from the USB, it went straight to Windows 8 without Grub showing to ask me to select an operating system, how can i fix this ? I don't have UEFI or secure boot.
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I have dual boot Win7/Ubuntu 12.10. I have a 13.04 live USB. How can I upgrade the 12.10 install from the live USB?  I read previous questions here that answer this question - they all say that the upgrade option comes up when you hit install. In my case, the options that come up are "Install Ubuntu alongside other OSes", fresh install, and "something else". I tried the first and last of those options, and neither of them showed any option for upgrades.
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Are there still general problems using the Ubuntu 64bit version ? I heard that most of the programs do not work out of the box?  Will I notice a significant speed-boost? Until now I have always used Ubuntu 32 bit.
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I have a live USB made with the standard Ubuntu disk image creator for 16.04 LTS. In the current state, I can boot to this disk, but it still requires the original USB to run properly at all times.  Attempting to pull the drive and use the system generates a large amount of I/O errors, further suggesting that the USB drive is actually needed for things not already loaded into RAM (For example, Firefox worked without the USB, but I used it once before already. apt, on the other hand, did not.)  Is there a way to copy the entire Ubuntu live disk to RAM, so I can remove the drive and free up a USB slot for other things?
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I successfully followed instructions in   to make a bootable usb drive for ubuntu12.04 using the command 'gksudo usb-creator-gtk' in a terminal window - there were no error messages and the final pop message said I can now use the USB drive to successfully boot a system into the latest Ubuntu 12.04  However, on a brand new samsung laptop (NP-300E5Z-A0PIN - a i5 core machine), I get the following message: SYSLINUX 3.63 Debian-2008-07-15 EBIOS Copyright (c)1994-2008 H Peter Anvin Unknown keyword in configuration file Boot:  It hangs there...  Am I missing out any steps... how do I proceed with the installation... Many thanks in advance
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I'd like to fully install Ubuntu 12.10 onto a 16GB USB 3.0 flash drive, not create a LiveUSB, but to treat the flash drive as an external hard drive.   I've read it's possible and I know my computer can boot from it. However, it doesn't work when I try. I've booted a LiveUSB from another flash drive and installed Ubuntu onto the 16GB one. It finished successfully, but when I try to boot from it and it takes me straight to Windows 8 instead. I feel I've done something when installing the boot loader.  It'd be great if I had some step-by-step instructions for:     how many partitions to make,  what kind,  how big, and  where to install the boot loader.
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More specifically, I want to know if when I put the Ubuntu OS on my flash drive if it is permanent or not. As in,can I delete the Ubuntu installation files after I install it on my computer and use it as a regular USB again? I just want to install Ubuntu on a unformatted hard drive and then be able to use my USB like normal again.  Sorry, I know I must sound very redundant. Thank you for the help.
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I tried to use the usb-creator.exe from Ubuntu 10.10 desktop i386 ISO image and it does create an USB stick that doesn't boot. When I try to boot from it I get:     Operating System not found.   I try to do this from Windows 7 x64. I'm not looking to create a live Ubuntu media, only an installation USB disk.  I repeated the process several times and I even tried to reformat the USB drive (FAT32), no success yet.  The USB stick is a 8GB one.
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I am running a live CD with Ubuntu 16.04 and I am trying to create a persistent image on a usb.  I have tried everything, but nothing is working.  I am on a Toshiba satellite c-50 b.   Please help, it is important.
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Is there a program that can make live USBs for any distro, iso, you get the point. I can only find ones that make live USBs for other linux distributions and none for anything else.
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Every issue of Ubuntu LTS since 8.04, I have made a Full install of Ubuntu to USB flash drive, and recorded each step..  This has been intended to make a guide/check list for users wishing to create Full install bootable flash drives.  Previously the procedure worked for BIOS boot if created in BIOS and for UEFI boot if created in UEFI.  This year for 20.04 the instructions should work for both creating and running the drive booted from either BIOS or UEFI.  The question is:  How to Create a Full Install of Ubuntu to USB device with Step by Step instructions that work in either BIOS or UEFI.