Need help with Ubuntu on USB stick

[Shinonuma]

Hi,

I was trying to install Ubuntu on a USB stick. Here is my problem.

So I went to the ubuntu site and downloaded Ubuntu. Now I have the .iso file on my computer but if I click on it, it asks me to burn but I want to save it on a USB stick. I did that with Universal USB-Installer. It goes smooth but when its finished its not the .iso file thats in it but just some documents and stuff... How do I get the .iso ? ( I want to use it with VirtualBox but you need the .iso for that...)

Thanks in advance.

[zenwalker]

 cp /home/username/Downloads/distroname.iso /media/usbstick/ 
  

where usbstick is what your label of it is -- all as root (or use sudo)

[Shinonuma]

Huh, what do you mean?

[Shinonuma]

I got this files on USB:
.disk boot casper dists install pics pool preseed syslinux autorun md5sum etc.

But I just need the .iso file so I can add it in VirtualBox like this:

ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso

[Charles4809]

What Zenwalker meant is that you just plain copy the iso-file from the download-folder on your computer to your usb-stick.
What you did before was unpacking the iso to your usb-stick, which won't work with VirtualBox.
Wish you lots of fun with it.

[Shinonuma]

Hi first of all thanks for your help

So I download the ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386 file and its saved on my computer, I want to open it in VisualBox but you can't open that folder. If you click on it (ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386) then it just asks you to burn it on a CD/DVD.. How can I open it in VisualBox? :l

[Shinonuma]

Nevermind! Problem solved.