Ubuntu :: Using The Flash Drive As RAM?
Jul 19, 2011it is possible to use Flash drive as ram because flash drive can do what RAM does.
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Ubuntu :: Image That Flash Drive To Another Flash Drive?
Mar 29, 2010I made a persistent install of Ubuntu on a flash drive. I made changes to that installation. The software (Unetboontin) sets this all up. I think it partitions it for you. How do I image that flash drive to another flash drive?
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Jan 23, 2010I wanted to know if i can install 9.10 onto a usb flash drive--without using my computers hard drive at all when running ubuntu off the flash drive-
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Jun 11, 2011Back in Febuary, my wife bought a Toshiba Satilite from Wal-Mart and a few days ago the hard drive got toasted. So now I'm using an 8gig usb drive as the boot drive. I also have 2 other flash drives for downloads and such but overall I am very pleased.
I'm running 11.04 32 bit and was wandering if 64 bit made a difference. I've got 4 gigs of ddr3. It's slow to boot, but once it's running, it's faster then Windows 7. Very nice.
Is there anything I should chage, use, since I'm running it off a flash drive??
I have 3 seperat drives, 2 x 16 gigs and an 8 gig, and was wandering which one would be best for booting off of? What do I look for??
Here's what I got:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS880 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems Device 9602
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
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Installation :: 8GB Flash Drive Because My D Drive Doesn't Read DVDs?
Jun 20, 2010I bought an 8GB flash drive because my D drive doesn't read DVDs. Anyway, my goal is to install Linux ubuntu and have it be my OS (replacing Windows XP). Last night I went to the Ubuntu homepage and downloaded the Ubuntu desktop edition 32-bit and put it on my flash drive. I followed the instructions on how to open and run it, but I was never asked about whether I want Linux to run side by side with Windows or if I want it to replace Windows. It downloaded the whole program, my computer restarted and then (on a black screen) it asked if I wanted to use Windows XP Home Edition or Linux Ubuntu. It's really frustrating because it took a while to download and install it in the first place AND to top that off, when I tried to use Ubuntu it went to a black screen and at the top said that there was an error. So I uninstalled all the ubuntu program and software and now I have a clean slate and want to try this again. I am a complete n00b. Could someone please walk me through how I can go about downloading (w/ links plz), installing and making ubuntu my ONLY OS on my computer via a flash drive? I'm desperate and I don't want to go through all of that and make the same mistake again!
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Jul 3, 2010I have a Transcend 4GB USB flash drive that suddenly stopped working. However, when I insert it into the USB slot, the light on the drive glows, but I'm unable to mount the drive, neither does ubuntu detect it.I disconnected the flash drive, and then run `dmesg | tail`. The result was this :
[ 623.940610] scsi7 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 623.940928] usb-storage: device found at 6
[ 623.940931] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
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General :: Is Ubuntu Like Windows Can Download Ubuntu To Flash Drive / External Hard Drive
Mar 8, 2011Is Ubuntu like windows and can you download Ubuntu to a flash drive or external hard drive and if so what kind?
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Apr 16, 2010Ubuntu Breezy 5.10 (don't suggest an upgrade - it works!) I'm trying to setup a script which updates some software on the hard drive from a directory on a USB Flash drive.After I've plugged in the USB drive and seen it recognised by automount:
Code:
ls -l /vol/USBDISKB
OK - shows me the directory and files.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
if [ -d /vol/USBDISKB ]; then
echo "Found USB drive"
else
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Ubuntu :: Can Run From My Flash Drive
Oct 10, 2010So i have a 16Gb Flash Drive and well i was wondering if i can make my ubuntu bootable from my flashdrive. SO if i go somewhere i have my Ubuntu with me with the programs installed in it. SO can i do this on my FlashDrive? if so how?
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Jul 13, 2011if there was a program where a flash drive can be used as a cd. The reason I asked is I used cd-writing programs (Brasero, k3b, etc) for music cds to rip into lossless formats (AAC and FLAC), and it sometimes does not come out right from ripping. And thought writing to the flash drive would get rid of those little errors in the songs since there are no moving parts..
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Feb 25, 2010My USB flash drive has stopped working with Ubuntu.
Normally when I remove it I unmount it first, but the last time I just unplugged it. After I unplugged it, it started not working.
When I put it in a windows machine, it shows up as drive E: but says "no disk" when I try to access it.
In my Ubuntu machine I can see it as USBDrive under Places > Computer, but it's unmounted. When I click mount nothing happens.
Ubuntu :: Booting From USB Flash Drive?
Mar 13, 2010I ran across this webpage and was just wondering if anyone's tried this before.
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I've got a spare 1GB lexar jump drive and was thinking of trying it out.
I just wanted to know if a 1GB drive is large enough.
anyone tried a Lexar jump drive before?
Ubuntu :: Flash Drive Changes Name On Backup?
Mar 15, 2010I'm running Xubuntu 9.10 on an older machine. I've got a flash drive (called "TF_FLASH") plugged into a USB hub. I am using simplebackup to backup my documents (I'm writing my thesis and that is really the only important thing on this computer).
The problem I am having is this: simplebackup will run and backup my files once or twice (I have it set up to go overnight). After that, though, the name of the flash drive changes (from "TF_FLASH" to "TF_FLASH_" - note the extra underscore at the end). So, simplebackup cannot find the drive. If I go into the settings of simplebackup and change the backup destination to "TF_FLASH_" it will work once or twice, but the drive will change to "TF_FLASH__" - again an additional underscore.
I don't know if the name change is being caused by Xubuntu, simplebackup, or some other method. The USB hub is a cheap one, but I don't think that's the problem (my mouse is plugged in and continues to function, etc.).
Ubuntu :: How To Boot From USB Flash Drive
Apr 9, 2010I am trying to use a Sandisk 2 GB USB flash drive to boot this system but the system is ignoring the drive. The system boots fine from the CD or from the first hard disk.
Here are some details:
ASUS P6T SE mother board
Cooler Master HAF case
Ubuntu v 9.10 64 bit
Sandisk 2GB USB flash drive
I have plugged the flash drive into a convenient front panel USB connector, right next to where the floppy drive is plugged in. I used the USB Startup Disk Creator to copy a disk file containing Ubuntu 9.04 Live CD onto the flash drive, then I used install-mbr on that drive. I can use the usual tools such as nautilis to examine the contents of the flash drive, and for fdisk -l I get:
Quote:
Disk /dev/sdh: 2000 MB, 2000682496 bytes
64 heads, 63 sectors/track, 969 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 = 2064384 bytes
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which seems to say that the flash drive is bootable. I am suspecting that the problem is in the mother board and/or BIOS. The BIOS is set up to boot in the following order: CDROM, removable device, first hard disk. I thought that "removable device" included USB drives but the system seems to ignore that drive. There are lots of USB connectors in this system. There is a keyboard, a mouse , a loudspeaker set, a floppy drive, and the aforementioned USB flash drive plugged into various USB connectors on both the front and back sides of the cabinet.
Ubuntu :: Undectedable Flash Drive / Fix It?
May 17, 2010My system isn't able to detect my pen drive after a sudden power-cut while transfering files from computer to pendrive.....
even my Windows Xp box regards the USB pendrive as non-recognizable(in the notification area).there is really important data on the drive.
Ubuntu :: Use Compact Flash As A Drive ?
May 29, 2010I have a project were I have been trying to use Compact Flash (CF Card) was a Ubuntu system drive, but can't seem to successful partition it. I can partition without error, but I go back into the partition tool it gives usually a cryptic error about the partitions. They won't format either. For example Gparted puts orange triangles next to each partition. cfdisk says partition exceeds cylinder boundary. I've tried three different computer, two different CF to IDE adapters (a laptop and desktop type) and four different models/brands of CF cards all are supposed to fixed disk IDE compatible. My theory is the drive geometry is not being detected correctly, or maybe a sector alignment issue. I've tried GUID partitions too and it doesn't help. How do I correctly partition a CF card?
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Jun 17, 2010How do I format a USB flash drive?
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Jun 29, 2010I keep getting an error message saying "The volume uses the FAT 32 file system which is not supported by your system." I've formatted the drive a few times and the problem remains, but only with this one. What should I do? edit: I have tried formatting it to other formats, Ext3, fat 16, etc. but the error message stays the same.
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Jul 18, 2010I've had this problem for years but never had the time or the know how to fix it. I still use hardy heron.
I insert the flash drive into the usb terminal and it registers that I've inserted it. However when I go to open it or when I drag files to the flash drive icon nothing happens.
I want to transfer some files from my old computer (hardy) to my new one. Btw I tried formatting the flash drive and that didn't work.
Ubuntu :: 16 GB Flash Drive Kaput?
Aug 22, 2010up until last Saturday I had a Kingston Data Traveller G2 16 GB, running Lucid, never had a problem, then asked a friend if I could plug it into his Windows machine to check E-mails, and nothing. It doesn't even mount in Lucid now, not picked up by Gparted, it is recognised in XP, and shows up as Drive E: with the following:- Drive E: is not accessable, incorrect function.
I can't format the drive, can't do anything with it. This drive cost me 40 smackers peeps, so you will understand why I am loath to Bin it, plus it cost me another 40 to replace it.
Ubuntu :: Install XP Over Using Flash Drive ?
Sep 7, 2010I have a bit of a problem with this laptop. It came with windows vista, and then the owner decided to upgrade to 7. Unfortunately the laptop wasn't compatible with 7 therefore, sound card didn't work at times. The CD/DVD drive is broken. The only option i had was to use a USB drive to try out Ubuntu. I foolishly however, deleted 7.
Since Im not used to Linux I can't really do much in it and I am sure the owner wouldn't be able to use it properly. What I need to know is how can I make my USB drive bootable with XP USING Ubuntu. I've done a lot of research but I keep coming by answers that work on Windows only like running .cmd or .exe files.
Ubuntu Installation :: USB Flash Drive To RAM?
Dec 23, 2010I want to make one of my flash drives into virtual ram. The problem is nobody seems to know how to do it for Ubuntu. I could also be going at it the wrong way I basically need more ram to play games like StarCraft 2 but I have no money for the cheepist stick of ram.
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Jan 18, 2011I'm a complete beginner at Ubuntu. I have Windows XP on my computer, but would like to run Ubuntu. However, I don't want to install it on my hard drive. So I figured I would just install it to, and run it from, a flash drive. I've seen some mixed instructions on how to do this. I want to have Ubuntu(and nothing else) on a flash drive. When I plug the flash drive in, I boot from it via BIOS setup. Then it's running Ubuntu directly from the flash drive. Anything I do, save, or install is saved to the flash drive. When I shut down the computer, and unplug the flash drive, then reboot it,nothing in XP has changed. Next time I boot from the flash drive, everything that was previously on it, is still on it(I plan to use a 32 or 64GB flash drive, or I might even step up to a portable hard drive). How do I do this? I've heard something about a "live" installation of Ubuntu? Can someone give me a link to it(not just www.ubuntu.com)? Also, a step-by-step guide would be very helpful(if it's not just as simple as installing to the flash drive).
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Mar 20, 2011I have been working closely to the Katana boot kit here recently, and this is bugging me. I am trying to use a new program to Katana called Forge. I have it on my flash drive, and I open the properties to make it executable, and when I click something it automatically changes back. I have tried the basic stuff, sudo nautilus.
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Mar 25, 2011Would it be possible, and would it make sense, to copy the whole utuntu file system to a portable flash drive, and then plug it into another computer and run ubuntu on that computer?
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Apr 9, 2011I know the flash drive works as my Xbox 360 will detect and use it... Ubuntu won't detect nor mount it.
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May 10, 2011I use a flash drive for regular back up and other work and this has been very successful until two days ago. None of my USB flask drives are showing in the Places menu when I connect them. I have a dual boot with Mint and they work perfectly in Mint. A few days ago I was unsuccessfully trying to get my Broadcom wifi card to work and was following threads to install and uninstall various firmware programs. I am not sure if this caused the loss of the USB drive. When I go into System Profiler and Benchmark nothing is showing under USB devices.
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May 22, 2011My cd-rom is weak on my laptop and the laptop cannot boot from a usb flash drive. Is there any way to copy the installation iso file to a flash drive to INSTALL from there? I wouldn't trust gparted to run from a cd either.
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Jun 3, 2011I have a client that is a strictly Windows user and I set him up an online quoting system where he can quote construction of buildings for his clients based on current prices of materials. All materials and prices are stored in the database and sometimes he's at a client site where there is no internet so he can't do a quote. Would the best option here be to install Ubuntu onto a flash drive with Apache and run he can run the browser on his Windows computer but it talks to the MySQL database on the flash drive. Would that work?
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