Tuesday, January 12, 2010
How to Creat a Bootable Ubuntu Flash Drive
Here are the steps to follow to create a bootable ubuntu 9.10 (this version is also called Karmic Koala) flash drive (minimum 2GB). Their version numbering system is pretty weird: version 9.10 means it was finalized in the 10th month of 09!! And the Karmic Koala just designates version K, but they started at the end of the alphabet instead of the first.
(1) Download the CD image (.iso file) from www.ubuntu.com:
(2) (Optional, but recommended) Verify that you got a good download by running md5sum found at http://www.nullriver.com/products/winmd5sum on the downloaded file and comparing to the hashes found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes. For complete instructions on this process, go to: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM .
(3) Create a bootable flash drive following the instructions found at http://www.pendrivelinux.com/create-a-ubuntu-9-10-live-usb-in-windows
(4) Restart your PC and set the BIOS boot order to the flash drive(this may be a subset under the hardrive or CD), save the BIOS changes and reboot. Somewhere along this step you will have the opportunity to specify the size of the ‘casper-rw’ file you want to set up on the flash drive. I set mine to 2GB, I think, but you can resize it later by following the directions at http://www.pendrivelinux.com/how-to-resize-casper-rw-images (from windows) or http://www.pendrivelinux.com/how-to-create-a-larger-casper-rw-loop-file from linux.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
1969 Cougar Convertible
Here's some pictures of my new old car.
1969 Cougar Convertible
351 Cleveland 2-bbl
FMX Automatic Transmission
Black with black interior.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Intel CPU Listing
It's time to by a new notebook computer and it seems that the processors used is more varied in the past. I prefer Intel processors, so the notebook listing by Intel processor is a pretty handy reference.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Tornado in Douglas or Elbert County on 6-15-2009
I took these pictures from my house earlier this afternoon. I'm guessing the tornado was about 5 miles away.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Stuff I Like
Cometdocs - free online file converter
Live Mesh - synchronize your files and devices
Old Version - old versions of your favorite software
Nirsoft - password recovery tools
PhotoShop Express - online photo tools
InterfaceLIFT - wallpaper and more
Free Online Movies
Crackle - movies and television
Babelgum - international
SnagFilms - documentaries
Reel 13 - classic, indie, and shorts
Software
Everything - searches computer for .... everything
Wubi - Ubantu Linux for Windows