[21:36] hi [21:43] hello tvin [21:43] valorie, would you be able to help me with a technical issue? [21:44] perhaps, but that isn't really on topic here [21:44] whatcha got? [21:45] Trying to figure out how to make a usb live install [21:45] ah, I don't have the bots here [21:45] I used unebootin and it looked like it installed, but it won't boot [21:45] bots? [21:45] why not in #ubuntu? [21:45] bots have nice bits of info such as links [21:45] so first, did you verify the image? [21:46] no [21:46] I don't know exactly how to do that [21:47] Is it a big deal if I don't? [21:47] To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows [21:47] I msg'd the bot instead [21:48] no, but if you have an incomplete or otherwise corrupted image, it won't boot no matter what [21:48] md5sum just checks for a good image to start with [21:48] easy and quick [21:48] How do I determine what the checksum is suppose to be in the first place? [21:49] where did you download the ISO? [21:49] from ubuntu [21:49] I use torrents which are automatically checked [21:49] I did [21:50] on that page should be an md5sum [21:50] ok, if you used torrents, it's correct [21:50] and unetbootin reported success [21:51] and I suppose it checks too -- been an age since I used it [21:51] seemed to have said it was installed successfully [21:51] cool [21:51] so, either unetbootin screwed it up, which is possible [21:51] or you have a bad thumbdrive [21:51] which is also highly possible [21:52] Thumbdrive opens fine and shows me the files [21:52] How do I check if there is a issue? [21:52] tell me how you tried to boot from the drive? [21:53] Set cmos to boot from external drive, and then rebooted. Even tried disabling HDD boot [21:53] I mean, do you have "boot from USB if present" on top of the booting options? [21:53] ok [21:53] yes [21:54] do you have another thumbdrive around? [21:54] probably easiest to just burn to another drive if you have one [21:54] assuming I dont get the same results [21:54] otherwise, use dd to burn the thumbdrive [21:54] dd? [21:54] which is also easy, but a bit nailbiting [21:55] hmmm, ubottu doesn't have a quick n' easy for dd [21:55] it's a commandline tool [21:56] man dd in your konsole or terminal [21:56] oh, you're not using kubuntu, so console [21:56] man dd path to ISO? [21:58] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_media [21:58] has a very good explanation [21:58] caution: setting your destination wrong will over write [21:58] you can wreck your HD by setting it up wrong [21:59] I wish you were asking in #ubuntu where there are lots more skilled folks than me [21:59] that is for archlinux [21:59] this really is not a help chan [21:59] dd works the same everywhere [22:01] basically just replace the actual path to your ubuntu iso from the directions [22:01] Tip: Find out the name of your USB drive with lsblk. Make sure that it is not mounted. [22:01] Run the following command, replacing /dev/sdx with your drive, e.g. /dev/sdb. (do not append a partition number, so do not use something like /dev/sdb1): [22:01] # dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress && sync [22:04] Do I "eject volume" so it isn't mounted? [22:07] valorie, ? [22:08] hmmm, not in kubuntu, but I assume so [22:10] How do I use lsblk to determine path? [22:10] http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/45820/how-to-umount-a-usb-drive has a more complete discussion of doing this on the commandline [22:11] still need to know the proper path to the usb drive [22:15] I just tried this, to prove it works: lsblk without a usb [22:15] plug in usb [22:15] lsblk [22:15] and find that it is /dev/sdc [22:16] as in the archlinux example [22:16] "No command 'lsblk' found" [22:17] sudo apt install lsblk [22:18] "sudo: apt: command not found" [22:18] so pmount /dev/sdc works, although I had to install pmount [22:21] works to do what? [22:22] to ensure that the drive is unmounted [22:23] Well still need to determine path, and a way to install [22:25] dd bs=4M if=/home/valorie/ISOs/sampleubuntu.iso of /dev/sdc status=progress && sync is what I would do [22:25] lsblk tells you whether the USB is sda, b, c, whatever [22:27] "dd: unrecognized operand `of'" [22:28] I told you, that command didnt work to install lsblk [22:29] tvin: how old is your ubuntu? [22:29] 11.4 [22:29] of course you can use apt-get if you want, although that's old..... [22:29] uh, that's no longer supported [22:30] that's why Im trying to make this usb live of current version... [22:30] 12.04 was an LTS, as well as 14.04 [22:30] got it [22:30] so sudo apt-get lsblk [22:30] E: Invalid operation lsblk [22:31] messed up! [22:32] sorry, I'm leaving, please us #ubuntu for more help [22:35] I can't