Ubuntu
ubiquity package

Creating boot disc

Asked by Ed

Hi,

I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a laptop (Dell Latitude E6400) that has no OS. I downloaded Ubuntu to my primary computer (Windows 7) and unzipped the file on an external hard drive. According to your instructions, I am supposed to right click the image file (iso) and select "burn to disc".

First off, I have no idea where the image is (there are no files with an .iso extension). There is an ISOLINUX folder, but nothing in there looks like anything I need. I tried burning all the files and folders to a CD. I doubted that would work, but I was out of ideas... Sure enough, it didn't.

If you could please specify which file is the image file that I need to burn to the disc to make it a boot disc (and where it's located) that would be great.

Thanks,

Ed

Question information

Language:
English Edit question
Status:
Solved
For:
Ubuntu ubiquity Edit question
Assignee:
No assignee Edit question
Solved by:
samuel
Solved:
Last query:
Last reply:
Revision history for this message
actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You don't extract the ISO no matter what install method you use. Just because your junk OS gives it an icon does not mean that is the thing to open it with.

You MD5 test the ISO Then simply it with your CD burner or use it in unetbootin. It will then work. There are tonnes of how tos (including youtube) and NONE will say to extract the file.

Revision history for this message
actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

To MD5 test:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

Revision history for this message
Best samuel (samuel-h) said : 		#3

The file you downloaded does not need extracting, as it is the .iso, unfortunately the popular windows program winrar sets itself as the default to open .ison's merely right click the downloaded file and burn it to disk, no extraction is nesccarry

Revision history for this message
Ed (survivalist) said : 		#4

Yes, that's just what happened... My "junk OS" did not make an icon for it, (as the first responder sarcastically commented) it just showed as a zipped file. Since zip files typically need to be extracted before you can do anything with them, that's what I did.

Thanks for your help Samuel... And Andrew; I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question, but being snarky about it doesn't help at all. The reason why more people don't want to try Linux is NOT because they're too stupid to figure out. It's because they can do without the elitist, hipster attitude they get when they ask for help.

Revision history for this message
Ed (survivalist) said : 		#5

Thanks samuel, that solved my question.