Ah I'm about to just give up. Now my work computer won't burn a cd. alsdkfjalsdjfalsjdf;lajksdfl;jasdl;fkjas

Is there a simpler way around all of this?

I could send you a custom cd or DVD, no charge
Or you could burn it on home computer with imgburn.
Is there anywhere near you that sells linux cd's?

Looks like an NTFS Windows partition.

My home computer is my laptop, the one that I'm trying to install linux on a USB to boot up. I have linux on a cd and it boots up my laptop and works great...except for the net. I would have to do a full install to my hard drive to get the net (that's what I'm told). Then I was told to just install linux to a 4G flash drive and I did. Which leads me back to the beginning of the thread. LOL. I feel like I'm going in circles.

What is a NTFS Windows partition?

Here's some other questions:
2. Is is possible I can't start up from my USB?
3. Does my hard drive have to work at all?

Hey,

Take a look at
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-lin...-from-windows/
It shows howto install mint on usb from windows.
I would suggest to start from scratch.

I ran accross the same problem a while ago. You need to setup your MBR using lilo. Do not use GRUB - it may not work. Also you need to specify the command linear (I think its linear), so that lilo will read the MBR in linear mode instead of random mode used for spinning disks. It is very important to know this or you'll spend hours, like I did, trying to figure out why your CF (compact flash) will not boot. I was able to narrow it down by installing Windows98 MSDOS on on the CF and it worked so I knew that there was nothing wrong with the MBR. So I narrowed it down to GRUB or lilo - the later worked fine.

I already did what that link told me to do. That's why I'm posting here. I will check out what you said tomorrow guys. Thanks.

I don't know what MBR, GRUB, lilo, linear mode, CF all are. Sorry. I will make my signature now. I know what to put. lol.

Did you guys give up on me? lol

Did you got any error messages while creating the USB?
Take a look at
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/running...sta/#more-1245
and perhaps
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/category/tools/

I would suggest to restart from scratch.

LOL come on guys. I said 3 times that I used that link and got the error message. I feel like I keep going in circles with this thread. LOL

I actually google the error and this forum was the first hit. So I figured if I can't find the help I need here, then I won't find it anywhere.

No luck yet?
got any cd's made?

This is the errormessage you get.

I asked if you got error messages "during" creation of the USB.

Did you even tried to do the install again?
Perhaps you over looked some error messages.
Did you even look at the links?

I got no error from the USB install. Only when I tried to boot up from the USB. I did look at the links but I am big-time computer illiterate. LOL.

I could not make any cds linus. The cd burner on my work computer is broken. So I'm stuck like chuck with no rubber duck.

First try to see if your computer can boot from usb
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/testing...lity/#more-231
If this works, try to do the install again from scratch.

IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!! Thanks to everyone here who helped in some kind of way. I appreciate it so much guys.

Now....I have to figure out my way around Linux...Joy. lol. First thing...wireless connections....

Good news, so what worked?
Please share the exact specifics and thanks Repo too, he knows alot.
Which did you finally get to boot?
Mint?

First try to see if your computer can boot from usb
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/testing...lity/#more-231
If this works, try to do the install again from scratch.

That is what worked. Now I need to get the wirless to work...

Good job.
There is another poster using Mint and having trouble getting wireless connected too.
I suggest you use the Mint package manager and enter keywords like "wireless", etc
in the search box.

I will try that. Thanks
I go to hardware drivers and try to activate the driver but it keeps saying it's downloading the driver and the window closes after it does. Then I click activate again and it keeps downloading. It won't let me activate the driver.

Huh?
No, it installs it automatically.
or it should...
the pkg manager should have tools in it to help get everything
working, look over all the apps when you search pkg manager
use "wireless" or similar or type in the driver name or maker.

I would suggest to start a new thread for this problem.
Give as much info as possible
distribution, brand wireless card ......

I will start a new one.

hey can you guys please help me with this wifi issue? Im not getting much help in this other thread.

farslayer is doing a good job.
Give the info they ask, and do what they propose.

will do. thanks