Ubuntu help

[Lord Valmont Illamato]

I recently downloaded the iso image file of ubuntu to a cd and i cant get it, to load or run on my comp. any suggestions, I've neva worked with it b-4 and want to get rid of this weak ass vista, and run a linux OS instead!!

[phone piper]

why don't you just use a live cd?

[ataxicwolf]

I recently downloaded the iso image file of ubuntu to a cd and i cant get it, to load or run on my comp. any suggestions, I've neva worked with it b-4 and want to get rid of this weak ass vista, and run a linux OS instead!!

Can you be more specific about the problem you're having? I too was recently having trouble running the LIve CD on my old laptop. My solution was to use the Alternative Ubuntu disc, which is a simple text-based installer, rather than use the Live CD which would take 10-20 minutes just to boot.

Simply go to the link below to download, and check the box that says:
"Check here if you need the alternate desktop CD"

Link:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Let me know if this helps 

[Lord Valmont Illamato]

So far i downloaded the image .iso. And a infra recoder to burn it to a disk. but all it does is burn the image firle back to the disk there no other icons on the disk???

[trevelyn]

sounds like you are making a data disc and not burning the actuall image.

[mr_doc]

do you know how to burn an image?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

[Lord Valmont Illamato]

I used the link they gave me on the web site for the Ifrared image burner but it juss copied the .iso again and it dosent boot or anything

[mr_doc]

Use Nero, DVD Decrypter or Alcohol  120% to burn the image.
If you do burn it right and can't boot with it, change your bios to boot from cd/dvd drive.

[Lord Valmont Illamato]

will do!!

[Nod]

Use Nero, DVD Decrypter or Alcohol  120% to burn the image.
If you do burn it right and can't boot with it, change your bios to boot from cd/dvd drive.

Just out of curiosity, what do you do if your computer won't boot from the cd/dvd or floppy drive no matter how many times you change the bios to tell it to do so?

[metatron]

Use Nero, DVD Decrypter or Alcohol  120% to burn the image.
If you do burn it right and can't boot with it, change your bios to boot from cd/dvd drive.

Just out of curiosity, what do you do if your computer won't boot from the cd/dvd or floppy drive no matter how many times you change the bios to tell it to do so?

Possibilities

1. Your computer was manufactured before 1996ish and doesn't support the el torito bootable CD specification.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Torito_(CD-ROM_standard)
(And not likely unless you're surfing the web with a pentium I or 486)

2. Your BIOS are messed up. Probably not very likely..especially if your computer works (i.e. boots into whatever OS you use)

3. You messed something up. The most likely of possibilities. You should be able to change the boot order of the devices your computer will
boot from. If you want to boot from CD, it should be anywhere above the harddrive you boot from in the list.

[trevelyn]

option number 3 "WHAT DO WE HAVE FOR HIM JOHNNY!?!?!" "AAAAAHHH NEWWWWW CARRRRR!!!!!!111/1/1"

[Tachyon]

You just have to switch crystals.

[mr_doc]

You can launch some linux installers from within windows.

[MattGSX]

Most computers will allow you to manually choose boot device at startup, bypassing any boot order options set in your BIOS, and getting around any issues with the hdd kicking in before you boot.

Are you sure the CD drive you're using can actually burn disks? The burning program will try utilizing this, but will just spit out empty disks. Check your documentation.

I was trying to think of some snarky comment, but I've totally got nothing.