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#HOW TO USE A BOOTABLE USB ON VIRTUALBOX HOW TO#
#HOW TO USE A BOOTABLE USB ON VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#

i frequently have to google the syntax for such things as df -h and add-apt-repository and "how to change screen saver settings" (which btw is a menu item under system). I used to have some fun way back in FreeBSD days but i've since forgotten just about everything i've learned except ls. Set up the installed ubuntu the way we want (settings/programs)Ħ.

#HOW TO USE A BOOTABLE USB ON VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#

Install Ubuntu 11.04 into a VirtualBox VMĤ.

USB drive is bootable for when you're on the go or want to keep a backupģ.

The USB contains an exact copy of our ubuntu install.

The partitions/parition sizing is set up the way you want.

Last edited by jstaruf January 7th, 2012 at 10:13 PM.Ī virtual install of Ubuntu which can then be cloned to a bootable USB drive. having trouble getting google to point me in the right direction.Īlso, once i get the drive to boot, if i dd from the main image to the usb drive again, will i have to repeat whatever steps were required to make the drive bootable? So i'm not really sure where to go from here.

so i sudo apt-get install grub, it installs ok, i can see my usb drive mounted but when i run grub: if i just restart the computer with the drive, it's not recognized as bootable.Īnd it mentions grub, so i created a new virtualbox image and boot using the ubuntu live cd iso, then "try ubuntu" and grub does not appear to be installed.

#HOW TO USE A BOOTABLE USB ON VIRTUALBOX HOW TO#

validate copy and i'm able to see all the files on the usb drive.Įxcept i cannot figure out how to get the USB drive to boot. took a LONG TIME! (side question, if i wanted to leave some space for a fat partition for copying files can i still edit the partitions later or should i have done that first?)Ħ. ran dd to make a copy of the image to a 16gb usb. created a new virtualbox partition and installed ubuntu 11.04 and got everything set up how i like itĥ. I have ubuntu installed on a virtualbox image and i'd like to periodically clone the partition to a usb drive for when i'm on the road.Ģ.

I am trying to search through the forums but i'm not having much luck finding threads to solve my issue.