Xubuntu

How to Create a CD to Boot Xubuntu from USB

The following process will enable you to create a Boot CD that can be used to Boot Xubuntu 8.10 from a USB Flash Drive on systems that do not natively support booting from USB.

1.               Insert the Xubuntu 8.10 Live CD and restart your computer, booting from the CD

2.               Open a Terminal and type mkdir -p usbcdx/boot/grub

3.               Type cp /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage2_eltorito usbcdx/boot/grub

4.               Type mousepad usbcdx/boot/grub/menu.lst

5.               Add the following information to your menu.lst file and save it.

title Run Xubuntu 8.10 from USB DISK
root (cd)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.gz
boot

6.               Type cp /cdrom/casper/initrd.gz ~/usbcdx/boot

7.               Type cp /cdrom/casper/vmlinuz ~/usbcdx/boot

8.               Type mkisofs -R -b boot/grub/stage2_eltorito -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o ubcdx810.iso usbcdx

9.               Burn the usbcdx810.iso to a CD

Booting from the USB Boot CD

1.               Shutdown your computer

2.               Insert the USB Boot CD and your Xubuntu 8.10 flash drive

3.               Set your BIOS or Startup Menu to boot from CD

4.               Start your computer (booting from the CD)

If all goes well, the CD should load the necessary USB drivers, detect your
USB device and proceed to boot Xubuntu 8.10 from the flash drive.