[Bug 778319] Re: Installation via USB-stick impossible

[Kay Ove Brinchmann]

Here are two more posts on Ubuntuforums.org that report the same problem:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10944428&postcount=1

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10977762&postcount=1

Nowadays many wish to have a server without a CD-ROM in order
to save space and electricity. Not being able to install Ubuntu server
from an USB-stick without having to resort to roundabout methods, 
is definitively a drawback.

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Title:
  Installation via USB-stick impossible

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm trying to install Ubuntu 11.04 x64 Server onto a Shuttle XS35GT.
  The PC has no CD-ROM drive so I have to install via USB.

  1. Copy the files to a USB-stick via UNetbootin (WinXP, OSX) or Universal-USB-Installer.exe (WinXP)
  2. Boot to the USB-stick in order to install Ubuntu
  3. The installer halts at "[!!] Detect and mount CD-ROM" - "Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted. Try again to mount the CD-ROM? (Yes/No)"
  4. Selecting either option does not help further the install

  What I tried:
  - Manually fix truncated filenames in /pool/l/linux/*.udeb (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1503083 )
  - Alt+F2, mount the .iso as a virtual CD-ROM under /media/iso (no use since the 11.04 installer does not allow manual chosing of the CD-ROM) (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1550317 )
  - Expert mode install (does not show anything special) (as suggested at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1737345 )
  - Copying the "normal" desktop live CD-ROM to the USB-stick works perfectly, but I need the server install

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