Cannot boot from CD after 10.04 installation

Now I have not OS to boot computer. help!

Did you MD5 test the ISO you downloaded?
Did you test the CD for defects once initially booted to?

Yes, I did. The MD5 test was OK. The first test on the CD, there was 1 file error, so I re-burned the ISO to another disc and this time it passed.

Good, so we know the issue is not caused by a bad CD. Burning SLOWLY can alleviate bad burns by the way :)

Ok now test your RAM is ok then we can progress.

yes, RAM is ok, I have 512 and I was running Windows XP. but after the Ubuntu install, it is no longer an option.

           J.R.
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Hi :)

Please can you try to use the Ubuntu Cd to boot-up from?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Ffirefox on the top-taskbar should allow you to surf into here
Please let us know how this goes!
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

Hi :)

Please can you try to use the Ubuntu Cd to boot-up from?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Firefox on the top-taskbar should allow you to surf into here
Please let us know how this goes!
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

Ok good, the cpu is ok, the ram is ok and the install media is good. Try a few boot options. Press space when the stick man shows and then you can use the contents of this page;
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

The error of your starting question is related to a media read error from your cd/dvd, i suggest you to:

- temporary connect and use a different cd/dvd device to install Ubuntu using the cd

or

- if you pc can boot from a memory stick use unetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ to made a bootable memory stick and then install Ubuntu from it

Hth

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Hi JayAre

Your email system has somehow been compromised and is sending spam. I'm not sure how to fix this! Are you back on Windows or are you using a web-based email client?

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

I never got my system to work, so i had to re-install my whole OS on windows. I request a Hard Copy of the software last year to try to install from CD, but I have not receive any CD.

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> Hi JayAre
>
> Your email system has somehow been compromised and is sending spam. I'm
> not sure how to fix this! Are you back on Windows or are you using a
> web-based email client?
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> Good luck and regards from
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Hi :(

Sorry you had all that trouble! The fastest way to get a good copy of the Cd is through the Canonical Shop
http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17
The free service takes many weeks and can get horribly delayed
https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

When you get a Ubuntu Cd (or any other linux Cd/Dvd) it is worth trying to boot up from the Cd itself without installing it. This 'should' get to a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session".

If you want to have another try at linux then sliTaz tends to work better
http://distrowatch.com/slitaz
because it is a tiny 30Mb download rather than the 7-800Mb of Ubuntu. It does not have all the programs and functionality of Ubuntu but at least it would be a way of seeing if the hardware co-operates with linux.

Then we could explore ways of trying to install a dual-boot so that you keep Windows and have linux on the same machine.

Many apologies and regards from
Tom :)

Thank you for your prompt reply. I followed your suggestion and ran the 'sliTaz'. It works fine, and I would like to work with a dual boot with Windows so that I can work with Linux.

           J.R.
Peace Be With You

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> Subject: RE: [Question #115104]: [Question #115104]:
> Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:33:12 +0000
>
> Your question #115104 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/115104
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Tom proposed the following answer:
> Hi :(
>
> Sorry you had all that trouble! The fastest way to get a good copy of the Cd is through the Canonical Shop
> http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17
> The free service takes many weeks and can get horribly delayed
> https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
>
> When you get a Ubuntu Cd (or any other linux Cd/Dvd) it is worth trying
> to boot up from the Cd itself without installing it. This 'should' get
> to a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session".
>
> If you want to have another try at linux then sliTaz tends to work better
> http://distrowatch.com/slitaz
> because it is a tiny 30Mb download rather than the 7-800Mb of Ubuntu. It does not have all the programs and functionality of Ubuntu but at least it would be a way of seeing if the hardware co-operates with linux.
>
> Then we could explore ways of trying to install a dual-boot so that you
> keep Windows and have linux on the same machine.
>
> Many apologies and regards from
> Tom :)
>
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Hi :)

I can't always be that fast but i like it when i do manage it. Thanks :)

Great, i am glad to hear sliTaz worked fine as a LiveCd. That does suggest what may have caused problems last time. The hefty download and long-slow burn required for Ubuntu can get jolted by a number of random factors.

Ordering 1 or a few Cds from Shipit or the canonical shop, or perhaps a 'local' supplier, gets around that problem. Checking the Cd produced by using the md5sum checker is one way to see if the Cd was the problem and i think you can check the official Cds in the same way although they are probably already checked..

You could install sliTaz to hard-drive as part of a dual-boot and it wouldn't need much space. Ubuntu needs about 15Gb to be comfortable but i think sliTaz might only need 1 or 2 GB.

SliTaz does have an excellent Cd burning tool called GnomeBaker. SliTaz should also be able to see the Ubuntu download if it is saved in Windows. navigating to it is tricky sometimes but it can be done.

Quite a few times but a long time ago i have booted a LiveCd of sliTaz, taken the sliTaz Cd out and made an Ubuntu (or other distro's) Cd much faster and more easily than using Windows. Windows tends to interrupt processes which is where the Cd burning problem arises. Linux avoids that sort of thing and lets you complete tasks sensibly. I think you can still take the sliTaz Cd out once you are in a LiveCd session?

Another route would be to prepare your hard-drive for a dual-boot with Ubuntu but install sliTaz into the space instead. Then use that installed sliTaz to make an Ubuntu Cd. Then use the Ubuntu Cd to install over the top of sliTaz wiping it out.

For a first ever dual-boot install i would recommend downloading and making a Cd of Wolvix 1.1.0 because it's installer is friendly and helpful. It teaches you how to do the dual-boot and explains issues as you go through the process. It is also quite fast.
http://distrowatch.com/wolvix
http://wolvix.org/get.php
I prefer their Hunter 1.1.0 even tho it is 350Mb compared to their Cub 1.1.0's 200Mb (approx) just because it has extra features such as XGalaga (retro space invaders) and some decent Office packages.

So, then i can always use a different machine such as works or a friend's and boot into a LiveCd session that gives me a reasonably familiar desktop. Then i can work (or play) without having to worry about how slow & cluttered their Windows is.

I used to find the combination of sliTaz, Wolvix and Ubuntu worked really well - covering the greatest range of hardware - but nowadays i find my Ubuntu 10.04 usb-stick works in almost every machine.

There are a lot of guides to installing a dual-boot and most installers try to make it fairly easy for people but it can still be a bit daunting first few times. But before using these
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DualBoot
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
lets get some info about your system and prepare things.

Using the LiveCds is fine for a while just to get used to them/it and to get info and prepare the machine. Hopefully sliTaz still has an icon on the bottom taskbar to open a command-line 'terminal'. The icon used to look like a small tele-screen or monitor with a >_ on it. Wolvix has it on the top taskbar i think. We only need the 1st and last columns of output from these commands

free -m

su
fdisk -l

The "-l" is a lower-case "-L". The password on sliTaz is "root" and on wolvix it is "toor".

Hopefully sliTaz found your internet connection easily or gave you a tool to help configure network settings easily. Wolvix has the WCP (=Wolvix Control Panel). So, hopefully, you can use Firefox/BonEcho/Seamonkey or whichever web-browser it gives you to navigate into here so that you can copy&paste the outputs using the right-click menus. If not please let us know just the 1st column of both commands and the first and last columns of the fdisk one. The fdisk one gives lots of stuff we don't really need but the useful bit is the table that has things like

/dev/sda1 blah blah Ntfs
/dev/sda2 blah blah Ext'd
/dev/sda5 blah blah linux

You could also usefully prepare Windows by defragging it. In Xp that would be something like

"Start" button - "All Programs" - Accessories - "System Tools" - Defrag

It takes hours so if you can leave it overnight or something that would be ideal.

Please let us know those results and how this all goes!
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Hi :)

Ok, ignoring most of my last post ...

Using the LiveCd can help us prepare for the dual-boot. Can you get the web-browser working? Also can you get to a command-line? We only need the 1st and last columns of output from these commands

free -m

su
fdisk -l

The "-l" is a lower-case "-L". The password on sliTaz's LiveCd is "root"
Regards from
Tom :)