[TriLUG] live ubuntu SOLVED [ Was Re: live ubuntu ]

[Steve Litt via TriLUG]

On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:46:09 -0700 (PDT)
Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Apr 2015, John Mitchell wrote:
> 
> I've got live persistent (remembers wifi settings and keeps
> hello_world.py between reboots) ubuntu up and running on two
> machines. I'm quite happy with this.
> 
> The student has a desktop machine (as well as the laptop) with a 22"
> 1080p monitor (I don't, I can't afford one) which comes up 800x600.
> Presumably a video card driver is needed.
> 
> > Try unetbootin:
> >
> > http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
> 
> this looked really slick. It's supposed to work for just about every
> distro. However it locked up after downloading the ubuntu iso. It was
> telling me it was writing, without the usb key light flashing, for
> about 5 mins. I killed it.
> 
> By then Alan has given me instructions on how to make a live usb
> stick from the ubuntu CD. I had looked for documentation on how to do
> this a few weeks ago, when setting up the python class, and didn't
> find the instructions Alan gave me, anywhere, so I had abandonned the
> idea of a live usb stick.
> 
> How you do it: from the CD, boot to live ubuntu. Then search for "USB
> create" and follow the GUI, which will make a live persistent usb
> drive for you.
> 
> The ubuntu method of writing to a flash key failed over and over
> saying there was no free space on the flash key. (Well why not? just
> format it!) I eventually rebooted ubuntu, when it started working
> perfectly. This error, in writing to the flash key, is all over the
> internet. Apparently people are having trouble with it everywhere.
> There are no sensible solutions for it.
> 
> I can even write and run a hello_world.py with it, in an xterm and
> using vi. What else could you ask for? Have flash key, will travel.
> 
> I still have to figure out the fascinating problem of booting an
> external disk with grub 0.97. Maybe tomorrow.
> 
> Thanks for your help everyone. The student will have linux on a
> flashkey, without having to mess with his warantee.
> 
> Joe
> 

Be sure to make a backup of the data and method that went into making
your courseware flash drive, before giving it to the student. That way,
when he screws it up, you're not stuck with making a vanilla Ubuntu
flash and then addding your own stuff.

And for gosh sakes, tell him to back up his class work.

Congrats Joe!


SteveT

Steve Litt 
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