USB Ubuntu 8.10 install from Windows (non Persistent)

Ubuntu 8.10 USB Live installation from Windows: This simple tutorial covers how to install, boot and then run Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) from a USB flash drive. Upon completion of this simple tutorial, Ubuntu 8.10 can be run from the portable flash device in the same fashion (but much faster) than it would from the Live CD. This specific tutorial does not cover a Ubuntu 8.10 persistence (persistent) feature option. Hence the user cannot save changes back to the USB device using this tutorial.

Note: This is a QuicknEasy USB Ubuntu 8.10 install. Once finished, the installation will act just like the Live CD. No changes are saved back to the USB stick.

USB Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Desktop:

USB Ubuntu 8.10 creation essentials:

• Windows PC to perform conversion
• Ubuntu 8.10 ISO (the script can download it)
  
• 1GB or larger USB flash drive
  
• UB810.exe (contains the files to do the conversion)
• HP USB format tool (to format and make the flash drive active)
  

Easy Ubuntu 8.10 USB flash drive installation tutorial:

1. Download the HP USB format tool and format your stick using a Fat32 file system
2. Download and launch UB810.exe, a Ubuntu810 folder is created
3. Download the Ubuntu 8.10 ISO and place it in the Ubuntu810 folder. This step is optional, the script will attempt to download the ISO if it is not present
4. From the Ubuntu810 folder, click Ubuntu810.bat and follow the onscreen instructions
5. Once the script has finished, restart your PC and set your BIOS or Boot Menu to boot from the USB device, save your changes and reboot

If all goes well, you should now be booting from a Live USB version of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ipex.

Known issues: Upon boot from the USB device, you may encounter two messages stating "Unknown keyword in syslinux.cfg". This is because the standard syslinux does not ship with the gfxboot hack. The system should still boot as it would from the Live CD, with the exception that language selection will not be presented.