Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Ultimate Edition 2.7 x 64

Unetbootin does not use grub. In order for something to appear in grub it
must be installed to the installation media. Unetbootin only makes the
equivalent of a Live CD or DVD on a usb stick. It does not install.

Roy

Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 12 June 2011 19:46, Paul <pfrederick1@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "tshandy33" <conrad.geller@...>
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> > I have installed UNetbootin in both a Windows Vista and a Ubuntu machine.
> In both I have had no luck. In the Linux machine especially, distros seem to
> install, but nothing shows up on my Grub 1 bootloader. Can you advise?
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> You have to go into your machine's BIOS and select boot off USB then leave
> the key in the machine and reboot. Sometimes UNetbootin is a little fiddly
> with some distros and doesn't work but usually it does. there is one option
> in it I found that can help where UNetbootin wrappers the distro somehow so
> it may boot up. You may have to play around with it a little. I'm a bit
> vague because I haven't run into it enough to be expert on the matter.
> Whatever I did to work through it was so simple it didn't stick with me.
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