On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Yes, we had about 26 people show up through the day. 12 problems were > brought. > > > i) Ubuntu: Building USB keys - we all refreshed our understanding of loop > mounting ISO files, vmlinuz and initrd.gz as well as boot configuration > files, paths, fdisk file types, and how to mount and build a system (even a > very wee small one) from scratch. [We learned: 1)Not every USB key will > work! 2) Not every Ubuntu Howto is a correct match for the mounted ISO file > structure (Xubuntu for instance has no /casper directory HO NOOS!!!!). > Actually, the .iso we had was the alternate install for xubuntu. I checked that evening and found the normal install for xubuntu DOES have the casper directory so the instructions on pendrive.com were probably correct. -- Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. - William Hazlitt --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss