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ubuntu 10.10 netbook usb install on eeepc 901

Asked by Jonathan Hartland

I've installed ubuntu 10.04.1 lts desktop on my eeepc 901 and it runs fine so a friend wants to install the netbook version on her eeepc701. I can only find the 10.10 netbook install image, which transfers to the 2GB usb drive I bought just fine. When I reboot, I get an error saying unrecognised (or invalid, or similar) command in startup script, followed by boot:
What is this all about, and where can I find a 10.04 netbook disk. I found one here --> http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/ but can't find one on the www.ubuntu.com site. Is this the right place to download from, and will it fix the problem?

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Best Theodotos Andreou (theodotos) said : 		#1

Your download source is correct but you should verify the download with the MD5SUM provided in that site. From Terminal:

  cd ~/Downloads
  md5sum ubuntu-10.04-netbook-i386.iso

The output should match this:
712277c7868ab374c4d3c73cff1d95cb

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Jonathan Hartland (j-c-hartland) said : 		#2

I'll check this later, thanks

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

The Eeee PC BIOS boot sequence is a little strange. Did you see the LED of USB key on ?
Have a look at:
   https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/137818

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Jonathan Hartland (j-c-hartland) said : 		#4

Thanks Theodotos Andreou, that solved my question.

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Jessie (iluminameluna) said : 		#5

I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 on my ASUS EeePC 901 w/ 2g of RAM & 2 SSD's: a 4g & a 16g. Done all the backing up so no worries there. I've also done a bit of trying of different suggestions from other forums & tutorials but I ck'd the version from the terminal & it's STILL 10.10.

Ok, here is MY twist: I'm trying to boot from a 10.04 LiveCD created with Unetbootin on a SD card (2g). I ck'd the ck5sum & the iso is fine, it's not that, nor is it the BIOS issue since I can go in & choose a "USB Flash drive" option in the Boot Sequence.

I reboot from the flash drive just fine BUT get OS Missing on a black screen & then I reboot to my 10.10 version of Ubuntu. This no matter what I try.

I reformatted & recreated the installation & it's a no-go.

Any help would be HUGELY appreciated. I have physical issues & I'm tired of the GUI not being quite right for my limitations.

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Jessie (iluminameluna) said : 		#6

I just now realized why my question is in the wrong place here. DUH!

This person has created a USB installer in a 10.04 desktop environment NOT a 10.10 one, which is undoable (see this link https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes#Common%20Desktop%20Applications).