create a usb startup disk does not work with 8.04.1

[Scott Lewin]

When I use the new option create a usb startup disk on the System menu it will not work with either a 8.04.1.iso or 8.04.1 disk. It looks like it runs well, but then when I try to boot into the Ubuntu on the USB drive I just get a BusyBox shell. This is very important to me as I need to install 8.04 on my wifes computer or it is a very expensive paperweight.

[Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley)]

Does this appear to be a similar issue? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/282343

What are the computer specs? Output of lspci might be useful as well.

[C.S.Cameron (cscameron)]

8.04.1 Is a hassle to make persistent because of the casper file.
I was concerned at first, but after using Ubuntu 8.10 on a 8 GB stick for a
while I found other uses for my flash drives with Ubuntu and Xubuntu 8.04.1
installs

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Bryan Quigley <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 276822 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/276822
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 276822
> busybox with (initramfs)
>
> --
> create a usb startup disk does not work with 8.04.1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298091
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug (via bug 276822).
>
> Status in "usb-creator" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When I use the new option create a usb startup disk on the System menu it
> will not work with either a 8.04.1.iso or 8.04.1 disk. It looks like it
> runs well, but then when I try to boot into the Ubuntu on the USB drive I
> just get a BusyBox shell. This is very important to me as I need to install
> 8.04 on my wifes computer or it is a very expensive paperweight.
>