SHADOW-XIII Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I've got annoying problem. Because my hdd broke down I have to use USB with linux on it, I installed it, everything's fine until I run out of space on USB drive, after that Ubuntu will no longer want to boot - so I cannot even access it to remove some files Anyone got idea how to run it despite lack of free space ? :crazy: annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lechio Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Can you boot from a live CD? What size is the USB device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHADOW-XIII Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 well I can but it does not save anything, I am writing from Ubuntu LiveCD now but all setting will gone after reboot USB is 1GB: minimum advised Ubuntu USB was created with built-in app in LiveCD in Ubuntu it was working fine till it run out of space I cannot delete anything out of it as drive image is in 1 file if only I could boot it but it doesn't let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Have you tried booting into Ubuntu Recovery Mode on the grub startup menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iian K Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I'd get a larger flash drive, IMO. Installing Ubuntu on a flash drive isn't the best option, but it does do the job sometimes. However, if you are looking for something larger, maybe a USB External Hard Disk would be your best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted January 7, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 7, 2009 from microcenter.com you can purchase a 4gb flash drive rather cheap like 10$ USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lechio Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 well I can but it does not save anything, I am writing from Ubuntu LiveCD now but all setting will gone after rebootUSB is 1GB: minimum advised Ubuntu USB was created with built-in app in LiveCD in Ubuntu it was working fine till it run out of space I cannot delete anything out of it as drive image is in 1 file if only I could boot it but it doesn't let me You can delete files from inside the installation image, you just have to mount that image using the loopback driver. This site explains how to do that: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide What seems to be a good solution for your case is a Live CD like Knoppix. With Knoppix you can create a persistent home directory and save all your files and configurations there. The next time you boot from the CD it will detect your home and load your configurations. And it doesn't need to install anything from the OS, runs from CD,so the USB device space is exclusively used for saving your data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foub Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 USB thumb drives are cheap now. I just got a 16Gb one for less than $30 CAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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