[GRLUG] Ubuntu live and install issues

[Bill Creswell]

If you haven't, I would retry burning the install cd - since the reboot is
not an ubuntu message, but a system message, your drive is probably is not
seeing the boot part of the cd. I have had strange problems with Memorex and
Maxell CD's (usually the ones on sale!)

On 5/14/06, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The "live" version came up on an older machine, but
> was indeed too slow to be interesting.   On a newer
> machine it comes up to a point,  and then I get display
> problems.
>
>
> The "install" version results in the endless "Press a key
> to reboot" messages.   I'm repeating myself a bit here,
> but just to be clear,  it is the "install" version that I am
> really interested in.   The "live" version can't be taken
> seriously except as a demo vehicle.
>
>
> I suspect Ubuntu has to work better than this,  given its
> reputation,  which is why I brought up the possibility that
> there might be some kind of "burn" issue,  even though
> just what escapes me.   The DVD/CD device works fine
> in all other respects.  I routinely use it for backups.
>
>
> Now,  my machine is a home rolled unit too,  so I really
> can't go and say to anyone "Ubuntu doesn't work on an X."
>
>
>      -Bob
>
>
> On 5/14/06, Bill Creswell <billcreswell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > With any distro I have tried, I have varied success and failures with
> > boot and display on different machines. You will find the Ubuntu live too
> > slow to be interesting on any machine.
> >
> > (For live CD's I like SLAX and Austrumi 1.2, both based on slackware,
> > and fast enough to be useful).
> >
> > I have several of the distributed CD's if you want one. And several
> > other distro's you could try. (anybody want to start a library somewhere)
> >
> > If it came up on the older machine, I would probably rule out CD write
> > issues.
> >
> > On 5/14/06, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I downloaded the "live" and "install" versions of
> > Ubuntu 5.10,  and then "burned" the image on to an
> > R/W  CD using Nero.
> >
> > The live version comes up,  but eventually gets
> > in to trouble with the display.   I get a rather confused
> > looking display,  and for all practical purposes the
> > system is wedged.  I ran the same CD on a much
> > older machine.  It came up fine,  but was far too
> > slow to be interesting.
> >
> > The install CD and a blank hard drive results in
> > "Press a key to reboot."   I press a key,  and get back
> > to the same message.  As many times as I care to play.
> > This also occurs on the older machine.
> >
> > I'm mostly interested in the install.  Does anyone
> > have any thoughts on what might be going on here?
> > Just for kicks,  I tried the "make bootable disc" option
> > on Nero,  but the result is the same.  Is there anything
> > more to making the CD than using the "burn image"
> > option?  Might there be any conceivable issue in
> > using an R/W media?
> >
> >     -Bob
> >
> >
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