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1. HOW WE CAN INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB DRIVER
2. HOW WE CAN INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB ISO
3. HOW WE CAN INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB DOWNLOAD

The algorithm is to go through each filename in the md5Ĭhecksum file if the file already exists under that name, then we are fine. Original names of the files from the md5sum.txt file, which has a md5 checksum of everyįile on the USB key (I think). Was? Some characters were lost when the filename was truncated. Place in truncated form, how can you possibly know what the original name of the file You might well ask, if the files are written onto the USB stick in the first It renames the truncated files back to their original, un-truncated This script fixes the problem (at least, for Ubuntu LTS server 12.04.2, which is what (which was written with a truncated name in anticipation of being written to a CD-ROM)

HOW WE CAN INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB DRIVER

Handed a long file name to read, the driver does *not* truncate the file name, and the file USB stick (as far as I know) has no limitations on the file name length. However I speculate that the USB driver does not do this truncation when reading, since a Truncate the filename to 64 chars, and so finds the file under the name it was written. Max, and the CD-ROM driver, when given an overly long file name to read, will automatically In thatĮvent everything will work - the filename was written to the CD-ROM with only 64 chars Is too long, the CD-ROM driver truncates that long name to a 64-char name. Perhaps when a *real* CD-ROM file system is given a file name that

HOW WE CAN INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB ISO

I believe that most ISO Linux images useĦ4-char (max) filenames when they are created, in the belief that they will be written Have more characters than that in the filename. On the other hand, many of the package names in Ubuntu LTS server (which is what I use) The traditional explanation is that it can only be 64 characters. Now a CD-ROM has limitations as to the file The crux of the issue seems to be that when the USB stick is written from an ISO image, theįilenames are written "as if" it were a CD-ROM. On the internet that people generally get this working, so why does it always fail What does the script do?I have never gotten Ubuntu on a USB stick to work.

HOW WE CAN INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB DOWNLOAD

Download my perl script for Linux: fix_USB_boot_problems_v01_.If you are making the flash drive on Linux:.Try installing from the flash drive now - hopefully it will work.

Wait for it to finish running (takes a minute).Using ordinary drag-and-drop, copy this perl script to the USB flash drive (root directory of the flash drive).Download my perl script for windows: fix_USB_boot_problems_v01p01_.Download and install ActivePerl for Windows (I use the free community edition).If you are making the flash drive on MS Windows:.Make your USB flash drive as per normal (i.e., the one that doesn't work).As far as you can tell, nothing fixes the problem. Using a new, or different, USB flash drive does not fix the problem. If retrying does not work, you should check the integrity of Was a problem reading data from the CD-ROM.