boot from usb key?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 12:00:43PM -0700, Matt Price wrote:
> i'm trying to install ubuntu on a thinkpad x31, which doesn't have a
> disk drive.  So i want to do it from a usb key, though i'd accept other
> methods if people think they're better.  Anyway, I tried following the
> directions on:
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent
> 
> but they are for the ubuntu live cd, which won't really run on this
> laptop with only 256M RAM.  so i would like to similarly modify the
> old-fashioned "alternate" cd. I tried just modifying the instructions
> for the files that are found on the alternate cd, but didn't have much
> luck -- i did get the initial boot menu, but the kernel didn't seem to
> load properly & justl eft me with a blank screen.  
> 
> Anyway, i think the issue is that i need to know more about syslinux &
> the parameters that need to be passed to it on boot.  does anyone have a
> solution for booting a simple ubuntu installer via usb?  and/or, can
> anyone explain more about the differences between syslinux and isolinux
> & why/how the usb drive needs to differ from a cd?
> 
> Thanks as always for your expertise,

How old is the x31?  Odd that it has no drive.  Maybe an external USB
DVD drive would be a handy thing to own then.

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