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Thread: Boot from live CD, but install from USB?

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ok guys, have strange 1 you. friend has old, pos dell "slim desktop" we're trying install ubuntu on. keyboard (whether use usb keyboard or ps2 keyboard) not become enabled until after os starts boot (read: can't bios. can't change boot order. can't select boot device use).

so, trying install ubuntu 10.04 live cd (luckily, cd drive first in boot order). cd drive barely works, able boot desktop environment after effort. once there, can browse net, etc without trouble. trouble comes when trying install: fails halfway through, due "disk errors" (even though live cd verified , has been used install ubuntu on other computers). in other words, cd drive not in enough health way through installation.

question is: can boot desktop environment livecd, insert usb stick , install ubuntu stick?

once in desktop environment, computer read usb stick. don't know how kick off installation usb stick when didn't boot it.

ideas?
thanks,
rob

if cd drive can read 15-20 mb successfully, can install full buntu using this:

http://andyduffell.com/techblog/?p=689


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