Im currently using window 98 to install ubuntu.
I have downloaded ubuntu 7.04 and burnt it into a cd but whenever
it autoruns, a menu will appear for me to install all those open source software like Firefox, Thunderbird, abiword, clamwin and blender.
I dunno how to install ubuntu...

This post has been edited by littleman: Apr 1 2007, 10:37 AM

If you want to install it using the Ubuntu LiveCD, put it into your CD drive and then start/restart your computer. Then it will boot from the Ubuntu LiveCD into the Ubuntu OS which will allow you to install it on your computer.

it didnt boot from the cd...the computer boot normally.

Find some way to get into your BIOS when your computer is booting up. On most motherboards, it's turning on the PC and then pressing the delete key repeatedly. On my other computer, it was F10, so you can try those keys.

Once you're in, look for something to do with boot device priority or something similar. Then, find some way to make the CD drive the first option.

After that, just restart your computer. Your computer should start from the Ubuntu CD.

tried it...it still boot up normally.
BTW, my ubuntu version is 7.04 beta
downloaded from here

Does it even spin your CD drive when you boot up? Try inserting a Windows CD into your CD drive. Does it boot up normally? If yes, then you haven't managed to make the CD drive the first boot device.

This post has been edited by hyperair: Apr 1 2007, 04:11 PM

well, i try to boot up my computer with windows cd and
it did. But as i change it to the ubuntu cd it juz boot up normally.

edit:typo

This post has been edited by littleman: Apr 1 2007, 06:00 PM

Ok that is just weird. Perhaps your Ubuntu CD is faulty?

have you done the checksum on the disk?

i downloaded it. it is an iso file but it appear as an zip file. is this normal?
wat is the checksum?

It's generating an arbitrary number of characters based on the CD's contents. I only know how to do it in Linux.

This post has been edited by hyperair: Apr 1 2007, 10:23 PM

Apparently you extracted the ZIP file, and burnt the contents into the CD, didn't you? Now that won't work, you will need a ISO burning software such as Nero Burning ROM or such (I think NTI can do it). The ISO image is configured to be bootable, but if you extract the ISO file, such data will be lost.

I got nero startsmart. so, how do i actually burn it into a cd?

Edit: I did it! thanks guys...

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Added on April 3, 2007, 5:26 pmThere is another problem here...
after i boot it...got a lot of message like this

is this normal?

This post has been edited by littleman: Apr 3 2007, 05:26 PM

May I know how much RAM do you have installed? I heard that this issue might be caused by the lack of RAM. This is because when you run a LiveCD, everything happens in the RAM - and insufficient RAM might lead to the Operating System unable to allocate memory. I found some information here.

my pc only 128 ram...
but i change to my laptop to install,
Compaq AMD turion 64 512 ram oso got error msg like this...

you sure the cd is ok? just a thought. have you check the hash

Strange. Does that problem only occur on that laptop or all other computers you try it on?

I have tried it on P3 128 Ram and the notebook I mention earlier. Both
also got this kind of error.
What is hash?

That's the fun testing with Beta release.
Try download the latest Beta again and test.

Usually when you download huge files there's a slim chance of getting bit errors while downloading. It's not noticeable if it's audio or video, but for ISOs it could ruin the whole disk. So people generate a "hash" using a certain maths algorithm ("md5" for example) before it's being served for downloads. When you finished download you generate the hash again yourself and compare what you've got with theirs. If it's different you've got a bad file.

Did you use bittorrent, or http to download the iso? Which version did you get? (PowerPC, i386, 64-bit)