Trying to Create bootable USB

[assembly]

I am attempting to install Xubuntu and create a USB that contains a bootable Linux system. I am having problems.
I directed the download to drive H:\

After following the directions on pendrivelinux.com/usb-xubuntu-904-persistent-instal-windows/. The following files are in H:\temp\XU904p
7-Zip (folder), sysl (folder), XU904 (folder), casper-rw (file), COPYING (file), makeboot (batch file), text (Microsoft Office Configuration file)

Following the direction as if the torrent was used I found Xubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso on mirror.anl.gov copying it into folder XU904. then proceeded as it the .iso file came from torrent. I got a screen asking for the target drive, which was F:
This created a folder sysl which has a folder win32. Folder win32 has nothing in it.

The target drive is a 2GB SanDISK. I expected the target drive to have about 1.5 GB used, but only 300 plus MB are used.
Since I could not make the target drive bootable (no admin authority) I could not run the drive.

It appears to me I have not been successful. Any thoughts.

[b2bwild]

Just burn the ISO to a CD
Boot up in Live.
Plugin your PenDrive.
Format it if needed. make partition active.
Open Terminal and type command $ sudo usb-creator
Select CDRom, Persistant space. and create a live usb drive.

[L4Linux]

From any Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu system you can create a Live-USB from System->Administration.
Or you can use Unetbootin which runs on Windows and Linux and can create a Live-USB from any ISO file(not only Ubuntu)!

[b2bwild]

Unetbootin is also a good tool, but so far it doesnt create a persistant storage.

[gvlinux]

Hi,,
I am trying to create usb bootable drive. I did try 'sudo usb-creator' but I am getting command not found. Please advice.
Thanks in advance.

[b2bwild]

I havent tried Xubuntu 9.04 yet. may be usb-creator is not added in XFCE edition
but still you can install it.
While in Live session just download the deb file and install it.
You can download it here ---> Ubuntu -- Package Download Selection -- usb-creator_0.1.16_all.deb
The package is also in repositories. You can install it using

sudo apt-get install usb-creator

[gvlinux]

Hi b2bwild,
I am new to linux environment. This is what i did:
1. Place the CD (linux image) and boot the system and ran the linux from the CD.
2. I took your path to resolve this. The download page gave me an option to edit souces.list file .
3. I could not change the file permission and save sources.list file.
4. I could download the image on desktop.
5. I ran your comand "sduo ... " from the terminal and it created the usb-creator
6. I restart the system and removed CD.
7. While booting I hit F9 key to change the booting order and choose to boot from USB.
8. I got the same error " Invalid or damage bootable partition.

Please advice.
Thanks

[b2bwild]

You should open sources.list file as root.
to do that.
use "sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list"
then change the line, save close with ctrl+x

Instead of adding repo to sources.list.
You can download .deb here

Double click and install it.
Then open USB Creator from you menu or command.

[gvlinux]

Hi b2bwild,
I did the followings:
1. I formated my flash drive.
2. I followed your step in downloading deb. It has downloaded on my linux destop.
3. I could not open with the GDebi Package installer as it reports dependency problem.
4. I install with Synaptic Package manager (usb-creator).
5. I do not see any file system in my flash drive.
Something is not clear.
As an alternative path I even ran the command but I do not see any files in my flash drive, and getting Invalid or damaged partition message.

Please let me know.

[b2bwild]

-_-"

What do you do after you get this screen? --->



Or You dont get such window?