HOWTO Fix for Live CD persistent USB boot ubuntu / xubuntu 8.04

DOES NOT WORK ON 8.04

There is a problem with the Live CD persistent USB BOOT in ubuntu 8.04  (and earlier)

It is supposed to be fixed in ubuntu-8.04.3 but the available version is ubuntu-8.04.2.

The problem is in the default initrd.gz

Bugg report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/219192

I found the solution here 

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1073838

sudu  cp /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper_org

sudo  /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper

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AND

sudo cp /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init  /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init_org

sudo  /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init 

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break)

break=premount

;;

persistent)

PERSISTENT=yes

root_persistence=casper-rw

home_persistence=home-rw

;;

esac

I am testing this on xubuntu