I need help with ubuntu

**Ynot** · 02-02-2008 06:34 PM

when you say it won't work, what exactly do you mean?

does the burning fail?
if so, make sure it's a blank CD and not scratched
use a different blank CD to be sure

make sure the ISO downloaded properly
(file size should be just under 700mb)

**tekmo** · 02-02-2008 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Ynot

when you say it won't work, what exactly do you mean?

does the burning fail?
if so, make sure it's a blank CD and not scratched
use a different blank CD to be sure

make sure the ISO downloaded properly
(file size should be just under 700mb)

It just won't burn to the disk... I can't get it to do that for nothing...

and the iso is fine

**Ynot** · 02-02-2008 06:37 PM

well, as I said
check the file size of the ISO, make sure it's correct and the download didn't cut out half way through

and use a different CD
it's possible the CD you're trying to use is either not blank, or is scratched

**tekmo** · 02-02-2008 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Ynot

well, as I said
check the file size of the ISO, make sure it's correct and the download didn't cut out half way through

and use a different CD
it's possible the CD you're trying to use is either not blank, or is scratched

I'll try... wait I think I figured it out... I report back if what I did will work

**tekmo** · 02-02-2008 07:07 PM

I got it working!!!!

**Replicon** · 02-02-2008 07:15 PM

What were you doing wrong?

**tekmo** · 02-02-2008 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Replicon

What were you doing wrong?

I was burning it the wrong way... yet it said nothing about it in the tutorial

**Taosaur** · 02-02-2008 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by tekmo

I'll try... wait I think I figured it out... I report back if what I did will work

Good luck--sounds like it's the actual CD you're using. Either you clicked through the 'burn to DVD media' dialogue while using a CD, not a DVD, or the disk you're trying to burn to is not blank.

I spent all day wednesday trying to get ubuntu on my OS-less laptop with no luck. It'll start installation, but reads the system files as corrupt, despite the disks (I've burned 3-4) running fine on my PC. I'm thinking the laptop's DVD drive is the problem--it's totally random when it will rev up and actually read a disk at start-up, so that I often have to restart several times and/or stall by going in and out of BIOS settings to get the machine to boot from that drive. I'm thinking it's not reading consistently during installation either.