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Cannot install 13.04
I am seeing errors like this in syslog as I click in "install ubuntu" off a livecd usb
cannot stat ‘/var/lib/partman/devices/=dev=sda/9
EXT2-fs (loop1): error: ext2_lookup: deleted inode referenced: ...
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Installation error, live system does not exist
On rebooting from USB stick (used universal USB installer to write Ubuntu onto it), the installation starts but halts after a few seconds giving error:
unable to find a live system
What should I ...
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How do I transfer temporary CD files to bootable USB?
I created a CD with 12.04 and downloaded (and installed) a bunch of stuff. In Ubuntu, (running from the CD) I created a bootable USB with 12.10. How to I transfer my previously downloaded files to the ...
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Why can I burn a Debian CD but fail to burn an Ubuntu CD? [closed]
I've downloaded ubuntu server 4 times now and burnt it over 10 times, trying to get it to work on an older machine. The burn goes through, and when the test phase hits there is always an error that ...
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Cannot mount USB memory in Ubuntu 12.04
Over the night I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop. Since I am yet unable to access my actual installation I boot the Live CD from which I installed (takes ages in a fast system).
I ...
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Gparted resize of an extended partition fails with error “can't have overlapping partitions”.
I just decided to install Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7 on my Dell laptop. However I didn't do this manually but instead used the "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7" option during the ...
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Why does my PC restart when trying to use a live CD and flash drive?
Recently I was recommended Ubuntu 11.10 64-Bit. I burned the .ISO to a disc and verified it and went to boot it on my PC. When I selected it to boot on the disc, it would get to the menu. As I wanted ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a USB stick from live CD session
I'm going by the instructions here:
How do I install Ubuntu to a USB key?
Everything is ok except I keep getting the error:
open /dev/kvm: no such file or directory
could not initialize kvm, will ...
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How can I create a bootable USB disk from a CD image?
I have a bootable CD image that I would like to transfer to a USB stick, so that I can boot from it. The Startup-Disk creator doesn't support it. How can I make a bootable USB disk from it? The ISO is ...
