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USB bootable verison of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)?

Does anyone know of a version of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) that can be booted off a USB? Instructions on how to do same would also be of help. Thanks for any help.
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Unable to boot into USB on HP Proliant DL160 G5

I recently purchased a used HP Proliant DL160 G5 to learn about servers and I am trying to install a fresh version of Windows Server via a USB installer. Unfortunately, I am unable to boot into my USB despite my efforts to make sure the USB has the…
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ZFS: i/o error - all block copies unavailable -zpool unavailable

A server restart produced this output on the console: ZFS: i/o error - all block copies unavailable ZFS: failed to read pool zroot directory object qptzfsboot: failed to mount default pool zroot FreeBSD/x86 boot ZFS: i/o error - all block copies…
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Install Linux on USB pendrive for new servers

I wonder if installing (and running) Linux (CentOS, in this case) from a USB pendrive is a smart or stupid move. Please note that: I am talking about server environment, not clients; I mean full OS install, not a read-only ISO-like boot image (ie:…
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Ubuntu -> BSD bootdisk fails to format

I want to install pfSense via USB boot stick. I am attempting to follow the instructions here: https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Writing_Disk_Images#Linux.2Fother Unfortunately they're fairly vague, so I've had to fill in the gaps a little. I'm…
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server can't recognize CentOS6.5 booting USB-disk burned with `dd` command

I burned a boot USBkey with the command(from CentOS wiki): dd if=CentOS-6.5-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso of=/dev/sdb After the command, I found my USBkey has beened wipe all partitions and it showed entirely freespace of my USB. However, I could find the…
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Where can I find evidence Windows USB boot devices are not supported?

I need written documentation, preferably from Microsoft, that installing Windows XP and newer to USB drives would not be possible, even when in a lab environment. I am not trying to install from a USB drive. They want me to use USB drives as the…
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Disable USB 3.0 per boot

CentOS 6.X does not support the option to boot off of a live USB. The issue is that not always am I able to disable the 3.0 port in BIOS. Is there any way of configuring CentOS to only use USB 3.0 on boot or not use USB 3.0 at all? (Ideally I would…
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HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF won't boot from USB drive. Solution

Can't get an HP 8200 Elite Small Form Factor to boot from USB. (MP8200 Elite SFF PC) BIOS version: J01 v02.15 ME Firmware version 7.1.3.1053 Tried on two different computers, with same BIOS version and the boot order list is not equal on the…
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IBM X3850 does not boot from internal USB by default unless startup boot menu is visited

I'm running Vmware ESXI from the internal USB. No matter how many times I persist the boot order so that the server boots from the internal USB, the server starts up with a blinking line cursor and does nothing. However if during the preboot I…
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creating a VM on ESXi 5.5 using ISO on a USB attached to host

I have a ESXi 5.5 host server where i need to build a Xubuntu Server, my bandwidth limits me from sharing the ISO over the LAN, and my host server does not have a CD/DVD drive. so is it possible to make the VM booting off the external USB which is…
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Windows Server 2008 R2 fails to boot in UEFI Mode

I have created a bootable USB for Windows Sever 2008 R2. By default UEFI is not able to find all the required files to boot from the media. After following this post the booting is enabled. Even though the booting starts, it gets stuck on the…
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I can not boot up from an USB stick while I am connected with Intel AMT KVM

This is very strange. I can not boot up from an USB device until I reboot and close the connection immediately. Then everything works well. I can not provide more information than this, because I don't know more. I don't even know, where I could get…
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Need to boot into chkdsk from USB on Windows netbook

While attempting to install Ubuntu on a 32-bit Windows XP netbook, the partition resize operation failed due to inconsistencies in the NTFS filesystem (lesson learned: run chkdsk /f in Windows before trying to resize a partition in Linux). Now the…
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Grub to boot USB HDD

My machine is using Ubuntu 8.04 (=> legacy grub). It is backed up regularly and I would like to check I am able to restore the backup. This backup includes everything on the system, including /boot (the only things excluded are things like /proc,…
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