Linux Won't Boot From HD

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jdunk90

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Linux Won't Boot From HDD

I've just built my first PC. Everything is going great. My Linux Ubuntu CD boots off the CD-Drive, but I need it to do it off of the HD so I don't need the CD for future use. When I try to do so it can't find my hard drive. It shows up in BIOS, but Ubuntu install sure can't find it. Help anyone?
 
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Wait so you installed linux but now it says hard drive not found or you can't install linux because it doesn't recognise your hdd?
 
I can't install it because it doesn't recognize the HDD. I can use it you see because I have the CD in the drive, but if I remove the CD it isn't on my computer anymore.
 
jdunk90 said:
I can't install it because it doesn't recognize the HDD. I can use it you see because I have the CD in the drive, but if I remove the CD it isn't on my computer anymore.
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yeah you need to install it first. try http://www.ubuntuforums.org as they will be better at helping you because ubuntu is all they do.

I'm not trying to advertise; just pointing someone in the right direction.
 
jdunk90 said:
I can't install it because it doesn't recognize the HDD. I can use it you see because I have the CD in the drive, but if I remove the CD it isn't on my computer anymore.
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You either need to install it like mentioned, or if you have brand new hardware there may not be driver support for your SATA chipset, which in return would not allow the HD to be recognized.
 
jdunk90 said:
I can't install it because it doesn't recognize the HDD. I can use it you see because I have the CD in the drive, but if I remove the CD it isn't on my computer anymore.
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To shed a bit more light on *why* you can play with the CD, but it doesn't install...

Ubuntu and all of it's different flavors have two versions you can burn onto a disk, a Live CD and an Alternate Installation CD. The Alternate Install contains all the files, just no pretty GUI, so you must type in commands and/or settings; it also typically takes longer.

A Live CD, which it what you were using, contains the entire Ubuntu OS along with a GUI. The purpose of this is so you can burn a copy to CD, then load it up and try it out before you decide to install it. Every time you boot from the CD, you are, in simplest terms, installing the CD to your RAM, so it's temporary. That's also why it takes a long time to load and perform certain actions--it doesn't have the speed of a HDD.

In order to load it onto your HDD, you must click on the Install icon that will appear on the upper left part of the Desktop after the Live CD has loaded. It will walk you through a few steps and you can point and click with the mouse, with minimal text-based interaction. You can also install from the Alternate Install CD, but you will not have the ease of point-and-click, everything will require you to type in settings.

As for ubuntuforums.org, I agree that it would be an ideal place to post. The people there are incredible with helping others. I found them about a year ago when I first explored Ubuntu and have stayed ever since:)
 
tlarkin said:
You either need to install it like mentioned, or if you have brand new hardware there may not be driver support for your SATA chipset, which in return would not allow the HD to be recognized.
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Ubuntu 7.10 was released today :D so chances are your chipset will be supported, if not for the rare exception.
 
I clicked on install on the desktop and it still won't work. I will try 7.10 though. The Ubuntu forum isn't answering my question as good as you guys.
 
jdunk90 said:
I clicked on install on the desktop and it still won't work. I will try 7.10 though. The Ubuntu forum isn't answering my question as good as you guys.
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What Folder are you posing in on Ubuntuforums.org and under what name?
 
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