install from usb

[dotancohen]

Binary package hint: systeminstaller

I am trying to install Kubuntu 8.04 beta from USB. I have never attempted a USB install before, so I used this page as a guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
I used the isotostick.sh script linked to on that page.

When I boot from USB I get the Kubuntu graphic with the following text:
"The default installation is suitable for most desktop or laptop systems. Press F1 for help and advanced installation options.
To install only the command-line base system, type 'cli' then ENTER. For the default installation, press ENTER."

I press enter, then I get this error message:
"could not find kernel image: /install./vm"

I googled the error, and the only hit was to the following thread on the Ubuntu forums:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=71567&page=3

The user DaBruGo posted some changes that he made to the syslinux.cfg file. I used his syslinux.cfg file, which suggests a kernel location of "vmlinuz" instead of"/install/vmlinuz", but got a rather similar error message:
"could not find kernel image: vmlinux"

The hardware is a Dell Inspiron E1505 / 6400 with a 2gHz Intel DuoCore2 processor, 2GB RAM, ATI X1400 graphics, and 1680x1050 display. The 80GB hard drive has an Hardy-alpha6 on sda1 (15 GB), my daily driver Feisty on sda2 (15 GB), 3 GB swap on sda3, and about 45GB on sda4 which is mounted at /home.

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to New. Thanks again!.

[Gabriel C. Stabel (gstabel)]

This is a old bug report (2008) but I think I got the sample problem today (2012)... and maybe I can help with details about the problem.
I download Ubuntu image "ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso" e wrote it on usb pen-drive, under Windows 7, using tue recommended software "Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.0.4". I did like this: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows.
I got no (unexpected) problems booting from the first boot menu option "Run Ubuntu from this USB". Just my usual LCD back light problem that I am familiar with.
Because of this known problem I need to set "nomodeset" at startup in order to turn my LCD screem lights on...

So I went to "Help" menu item... and in the "Help index", I pick "<F6> Special boot parameters for special machines".
It shows this at the bottom:
   "For example:
      boot: install vga=771 noapic nolapic"

No matter if a try the comand in the example or my own "boot: install nomodeset"... I always get the same error:
    "could not find kernel image: install"

Well, then I burn the same image on a DVD-R media, check "nomodeset", in the boot menu options, and every thing works fine then.

I known that this information maybe not enough to find the problem, so you van ask me for any other info or propose a test. I'm a programmer so it will be no trouble.
Thankx.
Gabriel C. Stabel.