I need to boot Ubuntu from a partition of my hard drive, but its in the form of an iso... if needed i can expand it to the partition. But it would be better if i could boot it as an iso. Im quite good at computers, so if i needed to for say... add something to the boot menu, just say what i would need to add and etc...
2007-07-30 20:28:52 · 2 answers · asked by shaunyshoo 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
you dont understand... i HAVE TO boot from the hard drive... its a dvd and my computer dosn't have a dvd drive, so im stuck with the iso files...
besides noone noes everything...
2007-07-30 21:00:21 · update #1
If you are so good with computers, then burn the ISO to a CD, partition your hard drive, and install Ubuntu on the new partition. Ubuntu will install the "GRUB boot loader" that will allow you to choose between Windows and Ubuntu (Ubuntu as default).
You don't need to have a DVD version of Ubuntu. A CD one will be more than suitable, provided that you have a decent Internet connection to download any additional packages that you may want.
The absolute only way that I can think of doing what you want to do is to use a virtual machine. A nice, free one can be found, called VirtualBox. It can boot ISO images, and install operating systems to virtual hard drives. If you were especially industrious, you could make VirtualBox start when Windows does, since it requires very little memory until you load a virtual machine. Then, if you decided not to use it, you could just close it.
2007-07-30 20:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pass to your BIOS. replace the boot sequence, putting the USB controllers first on the record. save adjustments and go out (Reboot). OR nonetheless interior of your BIOS. in case you have the choice to enable the "boot supervisor" on boot. Having this enabled, will assist you to to press F12 (mutually as the splash demonstrate flashes) which tells the bios to elevate the boot supervisor. There, you may pick what controllers/drives you prefer to load, which on your case the USBs.
2016-11-10 19:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with the CD in the CD drive, restart the computer. as it was starting up hit f12 i tihnk. In there it says where to boot from. Choose the CD drive that it is in.
2007-07-30 20:39:15 · answer #3 · answered by nate n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋