Can't Install Ubuntu

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 13, 2010, 08:36 PM

Is there a reason why my 2ndary drive can't install ubuntu.

tried the bios boot to dvd-rom and 2nd is hdd. burned ubuntu iso on to the dvd already but somehow it can't seem to boot it.

am i doing something wrong? i tried installing it on the 2ndary hdd but that doesn't seem to work either. should i boot in CMD and then run a command to boot the iso?

char[] rager · Jul 14, 2010, 12:40 AM

Are you sure you burned the ISO correctly to the disc? I ask this because, I myself did not burn an Ubuntu ISO correctly to a disk once and I had the same error as you have.

Hybrid_theory · Jul 14, 2010, 01:49 PM

I think alot of burning software have a validity check, so it can see if the burn went well. ive burned probably over 100 dvds over a while, and this did find a couple that didnt burn properly. Other than that, can you boot from a windows disc or other live cd?

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 14, 2010, 09:25 PM

yes i had to verify the contents when burning.

how do you boot from a windows live cd? i've had a live cd that is slax but that OS is just horrible and runs slow.

Hybrid_theory · Jul 14, 2010, 09:30 PM

well a windows install disc or another live cd you have available. All live CDs (with guis) are slow typically. You can build a bart pe disk if you want a windows live cd

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 15, 2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Hybrid_theory

well a windows install disc or another live cd you have available. All live CDs (with guis) are slow typically. You can build a bart pe disk if you want a windows live cd

now how do i go on doing this? yes live cd's are super slowwwww

Hybrid_theory · Jul 15, 2010, 06:57 PM

Well i would just try burning a new ubuntu disc with some verification after you burn. I cant really guide you on setup for a bart pe disk. I've never done it, kinda just looked at it and thought "id rather just play wow" as for when it comes to boot disks, linux ones will do more.

angelkiller · Jul 15, 2010, 06:58 PM

Whoa. I think we're headed in the wrong direction.

From what I understand, you have an Ubuntu CD in the drive. When your computer boots it does not boot the Ubuntu CD but rather the primary HDD. (Windows, I assume)

When you say seconday drive, do you mean secondary DVD drive or Hard drive?

My advice is to try another CD that you know works. For example, without changing any settings, put the Windows install disk in the drive and see if that boots up. If it boots, than there's an issue with your Ubuntu disk. If it does not boot, there's an issue with what device is being booted.

monte84 · Jul 15, 2010, 07:03 PM

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

and just have it make a usb flash drive bootable for you, has many distros to choose from. Plus the live one run a lot better than off the cd.

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 15, 2010, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by angelkiller

Whoa. I think we're headed in the wrong direction.

From what I understand, you have an Ubuntu CD in the drive. When your computer boots it does not boot the Ubuntu CD but rather the primary HDD. (Windows, I assume)

When you say seconday drive, do you mean secondary DVD drive or Hard drive?

My advice is to try another CD that you know works. For example, without changing any settings, put the Windows install disk in the drive and see if that boots up. If it boots, than there's an issue with your Ubuntu disk. If it does not boot, there's an issue with what device is being booted.

1) no its just that when i do the boot priority it boots cd first then hdd. doesn't work
2) tried installing from my primary OS to a 2ndary hdd. restart and boot 2ndary hdd containing ubuntu. (failed)

i'll try that next. i've gotten so many versions but none seem to work

Quote:

Originally Posted by monte84

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

and just have it make a usb flash drive bootable for you, has many distros to choose from. Plus the live one run a lot better than off the cd.

i don't have a usb flash drive i lost mine but i think i can get a hold of one. yes there are many distro's i have like 30 gb's of ubuntu versions and i have yet to test them all. LIVE cd's are hard to find :/ if you can link me via PM be great

Hybrid_theory · Jul 15, 2010, 07:15 PM

knoppix live CD, great command line utility: http://www.knoppix.net/

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 15, 2010, 08:20 PM

i keep getting sector offsets the i/o shield error and i followed knoppix :/

Hybrid_theory · Jul 15, 2010, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by k0rn_h0li0

i keep getting sector offsets the i/o shield error and i followed knoppix :/

hmm something sounds off with the DVD drive

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 15, 2010, 09:55 PM

alright i'll try switching dvd drives and see if that works. maybe i should write it slower?

Hybrid_theory · Jul 15, 2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by k0rn_h0li0

alright i'll try switching dvd drives and see if that works. maybe i should write it slower?

Only if your burner is really old. new burners dont run into errors often at max speed.

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 16, 2010, 04:50 PM

i really don't know about that. i don't think dvd burners really all have problems burning unless my laser is off or something

Hybrid_theory · Jul 16, 2010, 05:02 PM

Well older ones burning at faster speeds could manipulate the data in unexpected ways. It wasnt recommended for burning PS2 game backups and such. But come the time 16x had been around for a while that fact slowly became less and less true.

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 16, 2010, 07:07 PM

should i run out and get a sata burner instead of an old burner that uses IDE?

Hybrid_theory · Jul 16, 2010, 07:16 PM

Might not hurt, should cost you around $20. But on that thought, do you have a burner and hard drive on the same IDE cable? I've experience problems trying that in the past.

Hybrid_theory · Jul 16, 2010, 07:18 PM

Quote:

alright i'll try switching dvd drives and see if that works.

Also were you able to try this

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 16, 2010, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hybrid_theory

Might not hurt, should cost you around $20. But on that thought, do you have a burner and hard drive on the same IDE cable? I've experience problems trying that in the past.

nope

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hybrid_theory

Also were you able to try this

not yet. i have yet to try this but haven't had time

Hybrid_theory · Jul 16, 2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by k0rn_h0li0

nope

not yet. i have yet to try this but haven't had time

One other thought, maybe the motherboard is having issues allowing a cd to boot. I imagine the dvd writer of yours can read discs just fine?

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 17, 2010, 03:09 AM

yes it can read cd's fine and create data dvd's fine.

monte84 · Jul 17, 2010, 06:40 AM

Just have to ask, your not burning it as a data disc are you? What program are you using to burn the iso? Or spend like 10bucks on the usb flash drive and stop wasting discs lol

k0rn_h0li0 · Jul 20, 2010, 08:54 AM

poweriso. i have a flash drive but how do i get it on the flash drive?

Jul 13, 2010, 08:36 PM	#1
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Can't Install Ubuntu Is there a reason why my 2ndary drive can't install ubuntu. tried the bios boot to dvd-rom and 2nd is hdd. burned ubuntu iso on to the dvd already but somehow it can't seem to boot it. am i doing something wrong? i tried installing it on the 2ndary hdd but that doesn't seem to work either. should i boot in CMD and then run a command to boot the iso? __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

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Jul 14, 2010, 12:40 AM	#2
char[] rager Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computer Science Student Posts: 270 (0.25/day) Thanks: 133 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts System Specs	Are you sure you burned the ISO correctly to the disc? I ask this because, I myself did not burn an Ubuntu ISO correctly to a disk once and I had the same error as you have. __________________ Code: unsigned whatYouAreThinking = getch(); cout << "Did I Help You?" << endl; if(whatYouAreThinking == 'y') cout << "Press Thanks" << endl; else if(whatYouAreThinking == 'n') cout << "Thanks For Reading My Post" << endl; else cout << "Think Again ;)" << endl;

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Jul 14, 2010, 01:49 PM	#3
Hybrid_theory Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ontario canada Posts: 1,691 (0.75/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 164 Times in 146 Posts System Specs	I think alot of burning software have a validity check, so it can see if the burn went well. ive burned probably over 100 dvds over a while, and this did find a couple that didnt burn properly. Other than that, can you boot from a windows disc or other live cd? __________________ xboxlive: Hybrid461 PSN: ryan461 Steam name: Hybrid_theoryTPU.

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Jul 14, 2010, 09:25 PM	#4
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	yes i had to verify the contents when burning. how do you boot from a windows live cd? i've had a live cd that is slax but that OS is just horrible and runs slow. __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

Jul 14, 2010, 09:30 PM	#5
Hybrid_theory Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ontario canada Posts: 1,691 (0.75/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 164 Times in 146 Posts System Specs	well a windows install disc or another live cd you have available. All live CDs (with guis) are slow typically. You can build a bart pe disk if you want a windows live cd __________________ xboxlive: Hybrid461 PSN: ryan461 Steam name: Hybrid_theoryTPU.

Jul 15, 2010, 06:57 PM	#7
Hybrid_theory Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ontario canada Posts: 1,691 (0.75/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 164 Times in 146 Posts System Specs	Well i would just try burning a new ubuntu disc with some verification after you burn. I cant really guide you on setup for a bart pe disk. I've never done it, kinda just looked at it and thought "id rather just play wow" as for when it comes to boot disks, linux ones will do more. __________________ xboxlive: Hybrid461 PSN: ryan461 Steam name: Hybrid_theoryTPU.

Jul 15, 2010, 06:58 PM	#8
angelkiller Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,228 (0.67/day) Thanks: 446 Thanked 225 Times in 201 Posts	Whoa. I think we're headed in the wrong direction. From what I understand, you have an Ubuntu CD in the drive. When your computer boots it does not boot the Ubuntu CD but rather the primary HDD. (Windows, I assume) When you say seconday drive, do you mean secondary DVD drive or Hard drive? My advice is to try another CD that you know works. For example, without changing any settings, put the Windows install disk in the drive and see if that boots up. If it boots, than there's an issue with your Ubuntu disk. If it does not boot, there's an issue with what device is being booted. __________________ “no problem sharing coke, hookers will be decided on a case by case basis” -W1zzard H E A T W A R E

Jul 15, 2010, 07:03 PM	#9
monte84 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 152 (0.08/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts System Specs	http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ and just have it make a usb flash drive bootable for you, has many distros to choose from. Plus the live one run a lot better than off the cd.

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Jul 15, 2010, 07:15 PM	#11
Hybrid_theory Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ontario canada Posts: 1,691 (0.75/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 164 Times in 146 Posts System Specs	knoppix live CD, great command line utility: http://www.knoppix.net/ __________________ xboxlive: Hybrid461 PSN: ryan461 Steam name: Hybrid_theoryTPU.

Jul 15, 2010, 08:20 PM	#12
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	i keep getting sector offsets the i/o shield error and i followed knoppix :/ __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

Jul 15, 2010, 09:55 PM	#14
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	alright i'll try switching dvd drives and see if that works. maybe i should write it slower? __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

Jul 16, 2010, 04:50 PM	#16
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	i really don't know about that. i don't think dvd burners really all have problems burning unless my laser is off or something __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

Jul 16, 2010, 05:02 PM	#17
Hybrid_theory Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ontario canada Posts: 1,691 (0.75/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 164 Times in 146 Posts System Specs	Well older ones burning at faster speeds could manipulate the data in unexpected ways. It wasnt recommended for burning PS2 game backups and such. But come the time 16x had been around for a while that fact slowly became less and less true. __________________ xboxlive: Hybrid461 PSN: ryan461 Steam name: Hybrid_theoryTPU.

Jul 16, 2010, 07:07 PM	#18
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	should i run out and get a sata burner instead of an old burner that uses IDE? __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

Jul 16, 2010, 07:16 PM	#19
Hybrid_theory Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ontario canada Posts: 1,691 (0.75/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 164 Times in 146 Posts System Specs	Might not hurt, should cost you around $20. But on that thought, do you have a burner and hard drive on the same IDE cable? I've experience problems trying that in the past. __________________ xboxlive: Hybrid461 PSN: ryan461 Steam name: Hybrid_theoryTPU.

Jul 17, 2010, 03:09 AM	#23
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	yes it can read cd's fine and create data dvd's fine. __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

Jul 17, 2010, 06:40 AM	#24
monte84 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 152 (0.08/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts System Specs	Just have to ask, your not burning it as a data disc are you? What program are you using to burn the iso? Or spend like 10bucks on the usb flash drive and stop wasting discs lol

Jul 20, 2010, 08:54 AM	#25
k0rn_h0li0 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hometown CALI, Current WI. Posts: 1,170 (0.51/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	poweriso. i have a flash drive but how do i get it on the flash drive? __________________ “woah pump the brakes santa isnt real?!” -Solaris17 HEATWARE

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