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So, I realize that this isn't a tech support forum but since you guys are so outspoken about getting people to switch over to Linux I'm hoping you won't mind setting someone on the right path here.
I recently came across an older box that I wasn't doing anything with and desided its high time I learned a bit about linux. I desided on Ubuntu and downloaded the ISO. I cracked it open and burned it to disk. I popped it into the CD drive, turned on the pc, and nothing happened. Is it supposed to boot from the disk?
I recently came across an older box that I wasn't doing anything with and desided its high time I learned a bit about linux. I desided on Ubuntu and downloaded the ISO. I cracked it open and burned it to disk. I popped it into the CD drive, turned on the pc, and nothing happened. Is it supposed to boot from the disk?
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Also make sure the ISO is for your processor spec - Got a 64 Bit pc, get a 64Bit ubuntu ISO, 32Bit on 64Bit processor shouldn't matter but you will have trouble with running a 64BIT ISO on a 32bit Chip.
Hope that makes sense
Its the right version and the pc is set to boot from CD. It gets to the boot from CD part and just hangs.
I think I figured it out. I have not tested it yet but I think it was the way I burned the CD. I d/l'ed the ISO, extracted it, then burned the files to CD instead of using NERO or something to go straight from ISO to CD. My boss just said that when you do it the way I did you loose the boot files. Gonna try that out when I get home.
BTW, thanks for the REALLY quick responce. I hope to be joining the Linux ranks soon. :) I'll let ya know how things work out.
FYI here is my history of Linux usage
In 1999 I used Red Hat 5.9 and Red Hat 6. It sucked pretty hard. Couldn't get my USB modem to work :(
In 2000 I used Mandrake Linux because it had a nicer installer and it actually worked with all of my hardware. Red Hat did not. I stuck with Mandrake, and upgraded it a few times over the next three years. I didn't learn a great deal about Linux during this time. All I really learned was how to use bash, X and ssh. That made Linux really pleasant for doing my Computer Science homework with, but I always rebooted back to Windows for games. Thus was the way of college.
In 2003/2004 I got a new computer, which is my current computer. I decided I wanted to use a new distro. I tried every major distro in the book. I failed to install Gentoo twice, and almost gave up on it. But the allure of its tantalizing bootsplash screen got me. After 5 tries I successfully installed Gentoo Linux. I run Gentoo Linux to this day. I learned all my insane Linux knowledge just by using Gentoo Linux as my primary OS.
However, when Ubuntu appeared on the scene I started using it. Now I prefer Ubuntu actually. I might even switch to it when Dapper Drake goes stable. The reason is that I've already learned everything Gentoo has to teach me. Now I care more about using my computer than learning from it. This means that all the times Gentoo used to force me to learn something, now are just annoyances.
I think that should help you understand different distros a bit :)
Well it worked and this is my first post as a linux geek. :)
I think you hit the nail on the head. You switched when you didn't have anything else to learn. That is a large part of my need to try something different. I still have my windoze pc as a security blanket and games but I'm going to try to spend most of my time on my new Linux PC to force learning. I thought I'd also get ahead of the game for when Vista comes out.
If you google it you should get it near the top. I used it to burn Ubuntu disk myself and it worked perfectly.
In all reality, I need a general Linux lesson as much or more. (hint...hint...)