Using ubuntu 9.04 or 9.10 from usb flash drive

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  1. p3aul

    p3aul

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    Hi!
    first off my acer one is a windows xp machine. I want to run ubuntu 9.04 or 9.10 from a usb flash drive. I downloaded Ubuntu as an iso file I used unetbootin to install it to a usb flash drive from desktop windows xp machine I changed the boot order to boot first from USB FDD. I stuck the flash stick in a usb port and rebooted. It still boots in windows xp! what am I doing wrong??
    Thanks,
    Paul
     
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    Try to boot to USB while POST appears. Pressing F12 will give you access to boot from USB.
     
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    Thanks, That worked but I can't access the internet.
     
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    Have you switched on your wireless?? What settings you use for wireless connectivity: static or DHCP?? Have you got any password for Access Point security?? Can you see any network in Network Manager??
     
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    Ok My internet access is just about transparent. I can go to just abount any hotspot and connect automatically in WinXP. I did that when I set it up initially. I've long ago forgot any passwords that I used when I installed the router. I can take a ubuntu cd upstairs where the desktop and the modem are and boot from the cd there I have the internet. I guess because I don't have a wireless adapter there and it's connected directly to the modem.

    This is what "Network Tools" reports:
    Network device: lo
    Hardware address: Loopback
    Multicast: Disabled
    MTU: 16436
    Link speed: not available
    State: Active
    Transmitted packets: 88
    Transmission errors: 0
    Received packets: 88
    Reception errors: 0
    Collisions: 0
    I can't find "Network Manager

    This what ipconfig on windows desktop reports:
    Windows IP Configuration


    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 6:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mc.at.cox.net
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
    do I need to plug any of these numbers into the ubuntu

    Just found: my address type is assigned by DHCP
     
    p3aul, Oct 26, 2009
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