Trying to install Ubuntu to an older machine

elfoxy · 24 May 2014 at 22:45

I've got my main desktop, I want to use a USB flash drive with 4gb capacity to install Ubuntu onto the other computer which has no OS at the moment.

I've tried using unetbootin, universal usb installer and YUMI but none of them seem to work, every time I end up with
"bootmgr is missing
press ctrl-alt-del to restart"

can someone help me with this? The system I'm trying to install it on is an old Dell machine with the Dell bios revision 1.1.8, would I need to update the bios in order to get this to work?

OhEsEcks · 25 May 2014 at 00:09

Are you trying to create a bootable USB on Windows, Linux or OS X?

randal · 25 May 2014 at 00:15

Make sure all partitions have been removed on the USB stick, then create one and format it FAT32. Set it active with fdisk.

Then run unetbootin.

ic1male · 9 Jun 2014 at 14:02

I did this yesterday using something called LiLi.

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

CEUOTC · 9 Jun 2014 at 16:34

ic1male said:
I did this yesterday using something called LiLi.

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

Here you go:

How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows

Follow the instructions here

ic1male · 9 Jun 2014 at 16:56

CEUOTC said:
Here you go:

How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows

Follow the instructions here

LOL, that's actually what I was looking for yesterday - pendrivelinux - but I couldn't remember what it was called.

CEUOTC · 10 Jun 2014 at 00:24

ic1male said:
LOL, that's actually what I was looking for yesterday - pendrivelinux - but I couldn't remember what it was called.

As long as it helps

Steveocee · 10 Jun 2014 at 08:24

I've had this before, sometimes unetbootin works and others pendrivelinux works. If neither work then as daft as it sounds, download the iso again and try with that.

stopper · 10 Jun 2014 at 14:08

CEUOTC said:
Here you go:

How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows

Follow the instructions here

I was about to say UUI. Easiest and best one I have ever used.