How to install Ubuntu from a USB stick

I found myself having to reinstall a server with no CD drive available. I had an old USB stick (256MB) lying around so I thought it would be nice to use that as an installer. Here's how I did it.

Network module on a Server with an Intel 82575EB

We got us a new server! 16 Cores and 40GB of memory should make a nice virtualization server. So I decided to install the latest Ubuntu, 8.10 Server, on it. It turns out the network card (Intel 82575EB) is not recognized by the install procedure, so I had to install the right module afterwards. It was a bit of a hassle so I decided to document it.

Installing Xen on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Server

This install guide is based on the HowToForge article.