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Running Ubuntu off CD-RW

Asked by Dylan

I just want to try Ubuntu (8.04 Desktop Edition) and iv'e got the CD all good but when i try to run it it just freezes and sits there. Is there any way to solve this?

[ My computer is a Toshiba Satellite A100, 1GB RAM, Windows Vista. ]

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Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said : 		#1

Although you may be able to use a CD-RW, I believe that CD-R is preferred.

Here is a guide and burning the ISO
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

It is alway good to run the CD Intergrity check.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/CDIntegrityCheck

Here are some common problems when trying to boot from the CD
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD

If you still have problem you may need to use some F6 boot parameters/options
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootParameters
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

Hope this helps

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Michael Lustfield (michaellustfield) said : 		#2

You should be trying 8.10 at this point.

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