Solve : Ubuntu cd won't install?

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Answer» Hi. First of all, I know nothing about Linux. I WANT to install Ubuntu on a 6gb drive, and I have the cd they sent me. I go through all the questions and it starts to install till it gets to 23%, then although the cd runs, the drive doesn't. I've let it run for over an hour and the only way to stop it is to reboot. By that time, all the bootup files are gone from Win 98 that was on it. How long does it normally take to install from cd?. And what am I missing. Thanks :-? 256 Ram, AMD Athlon 1900+Or just CHOOSE to let Ubuntu take over the ENTIRE hard drive and see what happens.Hi. Yeah, that's what I did. I've been told that 10 gig is pretty much what I need, but you work with what you got. The problem is that it SEEMS to hang at 23% every time I try it. I can't see them putting more than my drive will handle on the cd. Oh well, it was just SOMETHING new to try 8-)I would try a reburn at a nice slow speed, maybe 4X and see if that helps it. I am assuming the hardware you are using is OK?Quote I would try a reburn at a nice slow speed I think KRO is using a CD that the Ubuntu team sent him...?It sounds like a live cd? If its stuck on 23% chances are the cd burn is uneven and corrupt. Have you got broadband, a cd-rw drive and a cdr disk? (or maybe 2 incase it doesn't work?Personally I would never USE a CDRW for an OS burn, but that's just me. Quote Personally I would never use a CDRW for an OS burn, but that's just me. Sorry not sure if i was clear in my last post, You need broadband to download, A cdrw optical drive and a cdr disk (or maybe two incase of an incorrect burn)

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Hi. First of all, I know nothing about Linux. I WANT to install Ubuntu on a 6gb drive, and I have the cd they sent me. I go through all the questions and it starts to install till it gets to 23%, then although the cd runs, the drive doesn't. I've let it run for over an hour and the only way to stop it is to reboot. By that time, all the bootup files are gone from Win 98 that was on it. How long does it normally take to install from cd?. And what am I missing. Thanks :-?
256 Ram, AMD Athlon 1900+Or just CHOOSE to let Ubuntu take over the ENTIRE hard drive and see what happens.Hi. Yeah, that's what I did. I've been told that 10 gig is pretty much what I need, but you work with what you got. The problem is that it SEEMS to hang at 23% every time I try it. I can't see them putting more than my drive will handle on the cd. Oh well, it was just SOMETHING new to try 8-)I would try a reburn at a nice slow speed, maybe 4X and see if that helps it. I am assuming the hardware you are using is OK?Quote

I would try a reburn at a nice slow speed

I think KRO is using a CD that the Ubuntu team sent him...?It sounds like a live cd?

If its stuck on 23% chances are the cd burn is uneven and corrupt.

Have you got broadband, a cd-rw drive and a cdr disk? (or maybe 2 incase it doesn't work?Personally I would never USE a CDRW for an OS burn, but that's just me. Quote

Personally I would never use a CDRW for an OS burn, but that's just me.

Sorry not sure if i was clear in my last post, You need broadband to download, A cdrw optical drive and a cdr disk (or maybe two incase of an incorrect burn)

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