I downloaded the .ISO image for Ubuntu and burned it to CD. In windows I can see the 715.something megabyte .iso file. But when I tell the system to boot from the CD - it's just going on and booting to Windows. I tried this first on an old emachines PC and then a Dell. Same thing - they just go to Windows. I want to have only Ubuntu on the eMachines PC. Thanks.
2006-12-09 13:08:17 · 4 answers · asked by HomeSweetSiliconValley 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Same thing happened to me and the worst part is there is really no support for linux. So if I were you, I would just order the CD, it will saves a lot of time and actually works.
2006-12-09 13:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by 8 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. CDroms are really limited in the Red Book to 700 Mb, and any above that, is "overburn" which some CDs can't read. When you say it is 715 Mb, then, I think you haven't done the MD5SUM on it, and it is corrupt!
2. If you are proceeding to bypass the LiveCDrom, are you sure you burned it correctly? It should not be done like the ISO is a file. You should be in the File menu, and click "Burn ISO to CD" or somesuch.
3. If you are working on emachines, be aware that there are some winmodems and other very cheap crap hardware that you might need to change out.
4. Why aren't you asking on the Ubuntu forum? It is FREE and there are thousands of folks THERE who have done this with emachines!!! http://ubuntu.org
(I have, but, sorry, not even enough room here to describe all the steps to being successful at it!).
2006-12-09 13:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is not very descriptive. What happens? Do you get an errors message, does it boot into yet yet another OS, or does some element else happen. If it boots into in spite of OS you have already have been given put in, make certain you have set the BIOS as properly from the CD first. in case you get an errors message, you the two have a corrupted get carry of, did no longer get carry of the ideas-blowing ideal shape (32-bit vs. sixty 4-bit) or did no longer burn the ISO precise (you will no longer have the skill to easily reproduction the rfile onto the CD).
2016-12-30 05:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by boynton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing for me, but my issue is my video card. 715Mb is nowhere near the real size of Ubuntu. I ordered the cd and tried it on my comp, but my video card is outdated, but I did try it on a friend's comp, which is newer, and it worked just fine. Now I'm trying Fedora Core 6, and I installed it, but GRUB won't work.
2006-12-09 13:23:26 · answer #4 · answered by Cameron U 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋