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 Apr 10 2008, 11:52 PM
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Apr 10 2008, 11:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 9-April 08 From: 83251 Member No.: 202,057 |
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My system consists of the following, ECS AMD690GM-M2 AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - OEM OCZ Platinum Revision-2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 x 1024MB) ThermalTake TMG A3 CPU Cooling Fan for AMD AM2/K8 Samsung 200GB SERIAL ATA HD 7200/8MB/SATA-3G WD Caviar 80GB SATA-3G HD 7200/8MB/SATA-3G NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB PCIe w/DVI/TV-OUT Lite-ON 20X DVDRW SATA LH-20A1S-12 Int No SW OEM SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader TP-Link TL-WN651G Wireless G Network Adapter - 108Mbps, 802.11g, PCI Leadtek WinFast HDTV Cinema PCI TV Tuner - ATSC, NTSC, DVR, All-in-1 Remote, Video Converter, EPG, Direct Burn-to-Disc, iPod/PSP Support Logitech USB cordless keyboard and mouse Emachines 17" monitor model number EView 17f Again, Thank you for your help |
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Apr 11 2008, 12:19 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 11-April 08 From: 60616 Member No.: 202,312 |
download image linked below, burn to cd (not dvd), boot and select install. its pretty much all automated from there.
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-kde4/rel...d64.iso.torrent |
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Apr 11 2008, 05:06 AM
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 Bleepin' Night Watchman Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,762 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
Looks like you may want to try an "alternate install" CD. What that is is an installation CD that dispenses with some of flashier installation methods and simply takes you through it in text mode (don't worry, you'll get the same install you would otherwise, but fewer things can go wrong in the process). You should also make sure to download the AMD64 compatible version. Here's a direct download link.
Further, like jacobroufa said, you need to burn the ISO file to a CD rather than to a DVD. 
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Apr 11 2008, 06:16 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 9-April 08 From: 83251 Member No.: 202,057 |
Why a cd instead of a dvd? Call it noob curiosity
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Apr 11 2008, 07:39 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 11-April 08 From: 60616 Member No.: 202,312 |
amazing andrew : the link i posted is to an alternate cd so i think i beat you to the punch but i didnt explain so thank you for doing so!
zedsed420 : honestly i dont know why cd instead of dvd - apparently theres no difference according to a forum similar to this. http://club.cdfreaks.com/f59/burn-cd-iso-onto-dvd-143236/ |
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Apr 11 2008, 10:01 AM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 336 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England Member No.: 70,484 |
compression
that's why there's a DVD install link (Besides having all the bells and whistles as well) and a cd link. CDROMis readable by all cd and dvd players in format, dvd format isn't. I think I'm screwing up the explanation. I know what I mean, I just can't really put it to words now...wow this candy is good... anyway, cd and dvd are different formats on the image files and won't work unless you burn to the right media. This post has been edited by Joedude: Apr 11 2008, 10:04 AM -------------------- |
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Apr 11 2008, 03:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 9-April 08 From: 83251 Member No.: 202,057 |
I was wondering why the difference because I was able to burn to and install kubuntu and puppy on dvd. I think the original download of ubuntu was incomplete. I used Power iso to burn kubuntu and puppy both to dvd and my kubuntu seems stable except that i can't seem to get the internet to work yet. I have a wireless card that doesnt seem to be supported with the drivers kubuntu was bundled with.
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Apr 12 2008, 04:42 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 336 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England Member No.: 70,484 |
You can burn cd images onto dvd, some applications do that auto, some it doesn't matter.
What I just couldn't get my fingers to type out was that making a cdrom iso and burning on a dvd won't work unless our application KNOWS and adjusts...dang it...I'm going to stop now...I'm loosing myself in theis...I hate my job... -------------------- |
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Apr 13 2008, 05:13 PM
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 Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 934 Joined: 28-September 06 From: New York Member No.: 87,553 |
Also, if what above doesn't work, have you tried in safe graphics mode? I remember trying different versions of linux on my computer, and they wouldn't work unless I did that.
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Apr 29 2008, 08:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 6-December 05 From: People's Republic of Austin (Tx) Member No.: 43,499 |
Ok, I'm a new Ubuntu convert, but I can answer the CD/DVD part:
DVD drives are backward compatible with CDs; the CD disk will be read by a DVD drive. The reverse is NOT true: CD drives will not be able to read DVD disks. CDRW/DVDRW or 'combo' drives will read and write both.The Hardware limitation is the size of the laser in the drive. The DVD drive has a narrower laser focus than a CD drive, measured in so many nanometers. Blu-Ray is even narrower and will be able to read all 3. After that, it is down to the firmware from the manufacturer as to what the drive will support, so check the documentation from the OEM. As a rule of thumb, I always make my boot disks on CDs just in case one of my technoweenie friends loses theirs & needs an emergency boot. For some unknown reason, they will still rather call me than India... 
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Jun 8 2008, 03:18 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 8-June 08 Member No.: 215,031 |
Hello
I have similar configuration but my Leadtek WinFast HDTV Cinema is not working on Ubuntu LTS 8.04 Has anybody managed how to make it work ? My media PC is stuck on this :-) Cheers |
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Jun 8 2008, 04:54 PM
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 Member Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 96 Joined: 29-May 08 From: Maine Member No.: 212,694 |
just to chime in, i might go for the 32 bit linux for a newer user, theres a few things that have compatibility issues with 64bit, (ie. it can be a pain to get flash player for firefox on ubuntu 64)
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