[GRLUG] newbie help

[Rick Vargo]

I guess we need to narrow it down further.  Are you getting the Linux
boot loader at all when you attempt to boot from CD?

Rick


Cameron wrote:
> Rick,
> I put the disk into the computer.  I opened "my computer" in Windows XP.
> The CD Rom drive showed as having Ubuntu in it.  I opened the disk with
> explorer.  I believe that all the files that should be on the installation
> disk were listed on the CD.  So, to make a short story long, yes the current
> OS recognizes the disk.  It does seem to be slow, however.  Thanks for
> replying.  Any wisdom?
>
> Regards,
>
> Cam Milkins
> National Real Estate Advisor
> Sperry Van Ness/Silveri Company
> cameron.milkins at svn.com
> cmilkins at tds.net
> (616) 780-5634
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: grlug-bounces at grlug.org [mailto:grlug-bounces at grlug.org] On Behalf Of
> Rick Vargo
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:29 AM
> To: grlug at grlug.org
> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] newbie help
>
> Cameron,
>
> Can this computer see everything that is on the CD your burned after it
> is booted into the old OS on the machine you are trying to install to? 
> Frequently your issue is due to a format that your CD drive doesn't
> understand or media that is not rated for the speed of your drive.  For
> example, A couple of year old CD burner may not be able to use a 700 mb
> CD-R/CD-RW format but can read a 650 mb format just fine (Unfortunately
> most distros require a 700 mb disc).  Also check the speeds that your
> media supports on the label and compare it to you drive and verify that
> your media is compatible with your burner.  Hopefully, this will help
> you out.
>
> Rick
>
>
> Cameron wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm not trying to create rookie spam here, but I couldn't see any way
>> to filter this email to the appropriate parties.  I could really use
>> some help.  I have tried to download and burn iso images at least a
>> half dozen times for a few distros of Linux.  No matter what I do, I
>> can't get any of them to boot.  I have tried some user forums and
>> followed all kinds of advice to no avail.  I have tried different disk
>> burning programs, different speeds, bit torrent downloads, and the
>> list goes on.  Does anyone have a clean copy of a current release for
>> a user-friendly Linux distribution that is easily understood by
>> newbies.  Or, does anyone have a "silver bullet" for getting a clean
>> iso image disk for installation.  I'm sick of Windows and want to
>> change, but currently frustrated by obtaining Linux.  Please help.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>  
>>
>> */Cam/*
>>
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