linux ubuntu question...

goosy22

goosy22

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i downloaded the .rar version of ubuntu and was wondering... do you just burn it onto a cd (obviously in the uncompressed format) and when you load the computer up, it will automatically run? i think so but i want to be sure...
 
Emperor_nero said:
yeah it will just run the .iso and boot into live cd which you can install linux in a GUI
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it's not an .iso though... it's a .rar with standard files and folders inside it... i was just thinking drag and drop them onto a cd, burn them and then reboot and see what happens...

EDIT: nevermind... i misunderstood you... thanks...
 
okay... i burned the contents of the .rar to a cd... then rebooted the computer and nothing happened... my primary boot device is my dvd drive, i tried to manually boot from the dvd drive and even tried loading it within windows but it won't work... any suggestions... i could post pictures of the contents of the .rar file if that would help...
 
ok... i downloaded the .iso from www.ubuntu.com... i have winRAR, which automatically placed itself as the primary viewing program for the filetype (i only noticed it now, as i downloaded the file a long time ago)... i opened it up, not thinking it's an .iso... having extracted the files, i copy and pasted them into my D:\ and then i proceeded to write the extracted files to the disk... left the disk inside my computer, and rebooted... it was never read and instead started xp up...
 
Either download an ISO of the image.

Or,

extract the iso file from the rar (so that it is still one iso file)

Then burn the ISO as an image to disk.

If you burn it straight as data the system wont see any of the boot files inside the iso, it has to be burnt as an image to run correctly.
 
To clarify what Bootup05 is saying, you need to burn the ISO as a CD Image. Do not extract any of the files and do not burn it as data.
 
thanks guys... i got it working perfectly, except i can't install any of my drivers for my laptop... they are all self-extracting files in windows, but linux says that there is no program to initiate something or another... any ideas how to fix this? i had to reinstall xp on my laptop to post this, and that made me mad...
 
I would check out the ubuntu community forums. They are a great resource, and specific to ubuntu

Simon, just beat me to it
 
Simon@Linux said:
Please see here for help: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/

You should not need any of your windows drivers...
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k, i got it to work... my next question is, will i need my windows drivers for add-on peripherals like my Belkin Wireless Card or my Microsoft Wireless Mouse? (i only ask because the last time i plugged my PCMCIA card in while running ubuntu, it locked up on me... and i'm in the middle of installing 77 product updates...)
 
are you using the ndwis wrapper?

Otherwise you need linux drivers and linux firmware to install hardware. If you have that much support problems maybe try a different distro after the updates if you still have problems
 
tlarkin said:
are you using the ndwis wrapper?

Otherwise you need linux drivers and linux firmware to install hardware. If you have that much support problems maybe try a different distro after the updates if you still have problems
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what is the ndwis wrapper?
 
You won't need and can't use windows drivers for the likes of mice, keyboards, scanners, printers etc.

I don't use wireless myself but as far as I know what tlarkin says is true and is the only instance (as far as I know) that you can use windows drivers.

Your wireless mouse will work out of the box, however depending on the buttons you may need to edit your xorg.conf to get them all to work. (Left & Right should work without change)
 
thanks for all the help... i'm having a hell of a time trying to get my Belkin 54g F5D7010 wireless adaptor working under Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft... i'm trying to use the procedures for Dapper Drake, but that isn't working...
 
Go into the terminal and type:
Code: 
Sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper
Then put in your cd with the belkin drivers. There should be some files with the extensions of .inf and .sys. Drag them onto your desktop; there should be 2-4 files.
Now, type this in the terminal
Code: 
cd /home/<your username goes here>/Desktop
sudo ndiswrapper -i <driver>.inf
Type the name of you driver where it says "driver". It is a .inf file btw. Remember, it is cap sensitive.
Then type this into the terminal
Code: 
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
Then go under System>>Administration>>Networking.
Then highlight your wireless device and select properties. Enter the name of your wifi hub, and password. Use DHCP and Hexadecimal. Now restart.
Code: 
Sudo shutdown -r now
Once you have restarted type into the terminal
Code: 
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
Check your settings and make sure your wifi device is the default gateway device via System>>Administation>>Networking.


If you get any errors or problems in any of these steps, paste the error here.
 
that's pretty much what the thread i'm reading says to do... i'll post messages of errors tomorrow... off to bed with me...
 
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