Ubuntu 10.04 has some issues with unetbootin, so if you like to boot ubuntu 10.04 using a usb do the following:
You’ll need a working Ubuntu system for this!
- format the usb as FAT32
- create a directory called /mnt/usbkey/
- mount the usb disk (/dev/sdb1) as /mnt/usbkey
“b” is letter used by the system. Most of the time it’s /dev/sdb1 or /dev/sdc1. If you want to know the correct letter just type: df -h
- After mounting type:
grub-install --recheck --root-directory=/mnt/usbkey /dev/sdb
Don’t use any numbers at the end. So /dev/sdb or /dev/sdc
Next step is to mount xbmcfreak 10.08 iso. You can do this either on Windows or Linux.
- Copy everything from the iso except the directory /boot.
- Copy the /boot/grub/grub.cfg from the iso to the /boot/grub directory on the flash
Now you should be able to use and install from your usb key!
Latest version of unetbootin seems to work.
Using Win7 and unetbootin-windows-471.exe the usb stick fails to boot…
Do you please have a Windows work around for this please for others without a CDROM and not running Ubuntu???
Just to confirm with Joe I used the 471 unetbootin and it did work also. I am running vista tho. I have a USB cdrom but it is flakey.. Love booting on the SD card..
Is there any way to do this under Os X Snow Leopard?
unetbootin 494 works with beta 4.