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Mark B
Asked: 2010-12-05 10:15:36 +0800 CST

How do I create a USB Startup Disk with the nvidia drivers installed?

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I'm trying to test natty with unity from an ubuntu usb key but need the nvidia drivers installed to run unity on my XPS M1330. When I try to activate the drivers as I would normally do there is an error activating them. I'm assuming that this is because I can't update the usb key, but I'm not sure. How do I install the nvidia drivers on the ubuntu usb key so that I can use it to test natty with unity?

Thanks!

UPDATE: Here is a link to the error message I receive

https://gist.github.com/728853

unity nvidia 11.04

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I asked one of the installer maintainers of an easy way to do this and he mentioned to me that you should be able to create a USB stick, then boot off of it, and then plug in another USB stick and install from the first stick onto the second one.

    After that boot off the first stick and then you can do what you want to it, like installing nvidia/ATI drivers.

    I tried it with a nightly ISO but never got the 2nd stick to boot but it should be possible if someone wants to try it out. If someone can get this working I think it would really help 11.04 testing.

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  2. OK I managed to find something that might help (I haven't tried this my self) called Remastersys there is a how-to on psycho cats site nuts feline tutorial about remastersys

    basically it will make your current install into an ISO so you might want to exclude your home directory although it probably does this by default. The main thing is if you have the restricted Invidia driver installed it will be added to the ISO.

    Hope this helps

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  3. Try reserving extra space before making the start-up disk.

    If you have already done that, when does the error occur and what is the error?

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