Installing Ubuntu.

[95BlackGA]

I'm looking to install Ubuntu on an external drive. Is there anything I need to do, before I proceed? I've looked up google, and such, but I see so many articles giving me different answers.

 

[95BlackGA]

I decided I would try this out, without much help, and using a tutorial. I have a few 2GB USB Pen Drives, so I figured I would use them. I get the drive formatted, and ready, but as soon as I start copying, it says there's not enough space. The tutorial used a 1GB drive, and was successful, but my 2GB doesn't have enough space? I completely formatted the drive inside of Windows using Paragon Partition Manager Server Edition 8.5. I formatted to FAT16. I ran the LiveCD, got the drive formatted for Linux, and once copying started (using the command "cp -rfv casper dists install pics pool preseed .disk isolinux/* md5sum.txt README.diskdefines install/mt86plus /media/ubuntu810"), it will pause, and I see that the drive is being accessed, but then I get :

cp: writing `/media/ubuntu810/casper/filesystem.squashfs': Input/output error
`casper/initrd.gz' -> `/media/ubuntu810/casper/initrd.gz'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/casper/initrd.gz': Input/output error
`casper/vmlinuz' -> `/media/ubuntu810/casper/vmlinuz'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/casper/vmlinuz': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/media/ubuntu810/dists': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/media/ubuntu810/install': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/media/ubuntu810/pics': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/media/ubuntu810/pool': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/media/ubuntu810/preseed': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/media/ubuntu810/.disk': Input/output error
`isolinux/16x16.fnt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/16x16.fnt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/16x16.fnt': No space left on device
`isolinux/back.jpg' -> `/media/ubuntu810/back.jpg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/back.jpg': No space left on device
`isolinux/be.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/be.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/be.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/bg.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/bg.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/bg.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/boot.cat' -> `/media/ubuntu810/boot.cat'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/boot.cat': No space left on device
`isolinux/bootlogo' -> `/media/ubuntu810/bootlogo'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/bootlogo': No space left on device
`isolinux/bs.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/bs.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/bs.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ca.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ca.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ca.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/ca.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ca.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ca.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/cs.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/cs.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/cs.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/da.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/da.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/da.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/de.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/de.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/de.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/el.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/el.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/el.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/el.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/el.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/el.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/en.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/en.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/en.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/en.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/en.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/en.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/eo.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/eo.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/eo.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/es.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/es.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/es.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/es.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/es.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/es.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/et.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/et.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/et.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/eu.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/eu.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/eu.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/eu.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/eu.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/eu.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/f10.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f10.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f10.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f1.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f1.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f1.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f2.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f2.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f2.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f3.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f3.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f3.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f3.txt.withgtk' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f3.txt.withgtk'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f3.txt.withgtk': No space left on device
`isolinux/f4.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f4.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f4.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f4.txt.withgtk' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f4.txt.withgtk'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f4.txt.withgtk': No space left on device
`isolinux/f5.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f5.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f5.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f6.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f6.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f6.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f7.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f7.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f7.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f8.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f8.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f8.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/f9.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/f9.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/f9.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/fi.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/fi.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/fi.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/fi.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/fi.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/fi.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/fr.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/fr.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/fr.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/fr.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/fr.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/fr.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/gfxboot.cfg' -> `/media/ubuntu810/gfxboot.cfg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/gfxboot.cfg': No space left on device
`isolinux/gl.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/gl.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/gl.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/gl.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/gl.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/gl.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/hr.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/hr.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/hr.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/hu.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/hu.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/hu.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/hu.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/hu.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/hu.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/id.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/id.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/id.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/id.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/id.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/id.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/isolinux.bin' -> `/media/ubuntu810/isolinux.bin'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/isolinux.bin': No space left on device
`isolinux/isolinux.cfg' -> `/media/ubuntu810/isolinux.cfg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/isolinux.cfg': No space left on device
`isolinux/isolinux.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/isolinux.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/isolinux.txt': No space left on device
`isolinux/it.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/it.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/it.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ja.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ja.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ja.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/ja.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ja.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ja.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ka.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ka.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ka.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/ka.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ka.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ka.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ko.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ko.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ko.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ku.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ku.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ku.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/langlist' -> `/media/ubuntu810/langlist'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/langlist': No space left on device
`isolinux/lt.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/lt.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/lt.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/lv.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/lv.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/lv.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/lv.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/lv.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/lv.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/mk.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/mk.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/mk.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/nb.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/nb.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/nb.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/nb.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/nb.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/nb.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/nl.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/nl.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/nl.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/nl.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/nl.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/nl.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/nn.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/nn.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/nn.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/pl.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/pl.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/pl.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/pt_BR.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/pt_BR.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/pt_BR.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/pt_BR.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/pt_BR.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/pt_BR.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/pt.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/pt.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/pt.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/pt.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/pt.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/pt.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ro.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ro.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ro.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ru.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ru.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ru.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/ru.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ru.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ru.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/sk.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/sk.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/sk.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/sk.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/sk.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/sk.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/sl.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/sl.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/sl.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/splash.pcx' -> `/media/ubuntu810/splash.pcx'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/splash.pcx': No space left on device
`isolinux/splash.rle' -> `/media/ubuntu810/splash.rle'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/splash.rle': No space left on device
`isolinux/sq.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/sq.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/sq.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/sv.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/sv.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/sv.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/sv.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/sv.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/sv.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/ta.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/ta.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/ta.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/tl.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/tl.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/tl.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/tr.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/tr.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/tr.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/uk.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/uk.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/uk.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/vi.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/vi.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/vi.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/zh_CN.hlp' -> `/media/ubuntu810/zh_CN.hlp'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/zh_CN.hlp': No space left on device
`isolinux/zh_CN.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/zh_CN.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/zh_CN.tr': No space left on device
`isolinux/zh_TW.tr' -> `/media/ubuntu810/zh_TW.tr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/zh_TW.tr': No space left on device
`md5sum.txt' -> `/media/ubuntu810/md5sum.txt'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/md5sum.txt': No space left on device
`README.diskdefines' -> `/media/ubuntu810/README.diskdefines'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/README.diskdefines': No space left on device
`install/mt86plus' -> `/media/ubuntu810/mt86plus'
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/ubuntu810/mt86plus': No space left on device

Any idea why I am getting this, with using a 2GB drive, but the tutorial uses either a 1GB or 2GB pen drive?

Tutorial being used : Ubuntu 8.10 Persistent Flash Drive install from Live CD | USB Pen Drive Linux

Getting stuck at step 16.