Installing Ubuntu help

penguinrusty · 07-11-2007, 03:13 AM

So I want to install Ubuntu Fiesty on my laptop, (centrino, 1gb ram, 60gig hdd, x600 mobile), but my CD drive is broken. I tried putting the .iso onto my flash drive, and then booting from it, but it says operating system not found. I'm using Vista on my laptop right now, btw.

patrickv · 07-11-2007, 04:47 AM

you can't just put an iso on a pen drive and expect it to boot, no men, if your cd-drive is broken, the only thing you can do is get an external cd rom device and boot ubuntu from it.

INTELCRAZY · 07-11-2007, 04:52 AM

Wait....YES YOU CAN!!

Use Daemon Tools and copy that .iso to the virtual CD drive, then go from there

I think that will work.

patrickv · 07-11-2007, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

Wait....YES YOU CAN!!

Use Daemon Tools and copy that .iso to the virtual CD drive, then go from there

I think that will work.

stoopid am i, i totally forgot he had the ISO file which he could simply mount..duh what was i thinking..lol
too many beers up in this head of mine

INTELCRAZY · 07-11-2007, 05:08 AM

lol.....I just thought of one thing, how would he access it upon boot-up?

INTELCRAZY · 07-11-2007, 05:12 AM

okay, me for the win, lol.

I hope this works and I hope he can figure it out.

patrickv · 07-11-2007, 05:13 AM

hmmm...no our ideas won't work and i'll tell you why ?
because if he mounts ubuntu ISO, ubuntu will then erase his hard drive, so problems will occur in the process as the OS with the drive mounter has been erased

patrickv · 07-11-2007, 05:15 AM

i was thinking mounting an ISO wont help either, my second post was right

INTELCRAZY · 07-11-2007, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickv

hmmm...no our ideas won't work and i'll tell you why ?
because if he mounts ubuntu ISO, ubuntu will then erase his hard drive, so problems will occur in the process as the OS with the drive mounter has been erased

Could he not make the USB seem to be a CD drive?

patrickv · 07-11-2007, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

Could he not make the USB seem to be a CD drive?

no, just let him get an external cd rom

07-11-2007, 03:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
penguinrusty Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grass Valley, CA Age: 17 Posts: 576	Installing Ubuntu help So I want to install Ubuntu Fiesty on my laptop, (centrino, 1gb ram, 60gig hdd, x600 mobile), but my CD drive is broken. I tried putting the .iso onto my flash drive, and then booting from it, but it says operating system not found. I'm using Vista on my laptop right now, btw. __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR 2gb Geil Value RAM Maxtor 160gb SATA hdd Hiper Type-R 550 watt PSU Aopen DVD burner ATI X1800XT

07-11-2007, 04:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,426	you can't just put an iso on a pen drive and expect it to boot, no men, if your cd-drive is broken, the only thing you can do is get an external cd rom device and boot ubuntu from it. __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

07-11-2007, 05:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,426	hmmm...no our ideas won't work and i'll tell you why ? because if he mounts ubuntu ISO, ubuntu will then erase his hard drive, so problems will occur in the process as the OS with the drive mounter has been erased __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

07-11-2007, 05:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,426	i was thinking mounting an ISO wont help either, my second post was right __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

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07-11-2007, 04:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	Wait....YES YOU CAN!! Use Daemon Tools and copy that .iso to the virtual CD drive, then go from there I think that will work.

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INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	lol.....I just thought of one thing, how would he access it upon boot-up?

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INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	okay, me for the win, lol. I hope this works and I hope he can figure it out.

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