Installation via USB-stick impossible
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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debian-installer (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 11.04 x64 Server onto a Shuttle XS35GT. The PC has no CD-ROM drive so I have to install via USB.
1. Copy the files to a USB-stick via UNetbootin (WinXP, OSX) or Universal-
2. Boot to the USB-stick in order to install Ubuntu
3. The installer halts at "[!!] Detect and mount CD-ROM" - "Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted. Try again to mount the CD-ROM? (Yes/No)"
4. Selecting either option does not help further the install
What I tried:
- Manually fix truncated filenames in /pool/l/
- Alt+F2, mount the .iso as a virtual CD-ROM under /media/iso (no use since the 11.04 installer does not allow manual chosing of the CD-ROM) (see http://
- Expert mode install (does not show anything special) (as suggested at http://
- Copying the "normal" desktop live CD-ROM to the USB-stick works perfectly, but I need the server install
Here are two more posts on Ubuntuforums.org that report the same problem:
http:// ubuntuforums. org/showpost. php?p=10944428& postcount= 1
http:// ubuntuforums. org/showpost. php?p=10977762& postcount= 1
Nowadays many wish to have a server without a CD-ROM in order
to save space and electricity. Not being able to install Ubuntu server
from an USB-stick without having to resort to roundabout methods,
is definitively a drawback.