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Boot error when using a USB

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http://askubuntu.com – Hi I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 using a usb stick ,i'm currently using ubuntu 10.04. I have a 12.04 LTS.iso and tried to make a bootable stick using start up disk creator is fishes the process and when I try to boot I get a "boot error" msg displayed ,I dont know how to use UNeT bootin. my md5check sum is ok... please help I have a c2d 2.66,2gbram 320gb hdd (HowTos)

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Submitted by Danial on 05/21/2012 – Made popular on 05/21/2012

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I always prefer using a USB to install Linux distros because it is easier, more convenient and faster than using a CD or DVD. If you dont know how to install Ubuntu and other Linux distros using a USB stick, here is my guide about how to do so. However, yesterday a friend of mine got an error when trying to use a USB to boot Ubuntu.

I have tried to boot from a USB drive using three different programs, LinuxLive USB creator, Universal USB creator, and UNetBootin. I am using a Dell Latitude E5410 running Windows 7 and am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.

Each time I select boot from USB device, I get to a menu with options to try Ubuntu without installing, boot into Ubuntu, and install on Hard Disk.

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Hello everyone. I am fairly new to linux. I had my laptop dualbooting windows xp and ubuntu 10.04 32 bit. I decided to install slackware 13.1 and did so via the 13.1 iso dvd. While going through the install process I made a usb boot stick. When I tried to install lilo to the mbr it came back with an error and said it hadn't installed.