Ubuntu

standalone setup

Asked by Ron Nainby

I attempted to install v7.04 which I had burnt on a CD from an ISO image on PC User Magazine - July 2007
I wished to install it as a standalone system, as I had a spare 320g HDD in a Mobile Rack.
During the install eventually the screen froze - the computer would no longer boot even into Windows.
I finished up using "the Ultimate Boot CD" & editing the drive sectors filling with zeros.
I the reflashed the Bios & did a Clean Windows Install which eventually got me back on air.

To avoid this hassle, what can I do to set up a standalone system - on a brand new 320gHDD?

My PC is an ASUS P5B-E with an Intel Duo Core 6300 with 2g of Kingston Memory

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#1

Sounds more like it might have been a hardware error, you may want to check the drive for bad sectors, usually the hard drive mfg can provide a utility(or the ultimate boot cd). To me, that would seem like the first logical step.

Best Regards,
Williamts99

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Ron Nainby (nainbyr) said : 		#2

williamts99 wrote:
> Your question #9329 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.beta.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/9329
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> williamts99 proposed the following answer:
> Sounds more like it might have been a hardware error, you may want to
> check the drive for bad sectors, usually the hard drive mfg can provide
> a utility(or the ultimate boot cd). To me, that would seem like the
> first logical step.
>
> Best Regards,
> Williamts99
>
>
 I did check the Hard Drive - I have Western Digital's Data Lifeguard and
also Spinrite 6.
No faults were shown with the drive.

I was thinking that perhaps I should do a Windows XP install on this
drive, and then try to install Ubuntu.

As long as Ubuntu installed & functioned OK perhaps I could then delete XP.

It would be nice however, to have the Boot Loader just load Ubuntu in
the first place.

Thank you for your thoughts -- much appreciated.

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#3

Installing on an external disk can be tricky.
Have a look here:

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

under the "Installing on external or RAID hard disks" paragraph.

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