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Installation issues / Re: Anybody get DVD install to work for 7.10 beta 3?
« on: February 10, 2008, 09:30:39 pm »
Thanks to all who helped diagnose my cockpit troubles with burning the download. However I am still stuck.  Here is what I have done:

Finally found the "how to do it right" info I needed for burning the download at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

namely: 
"In Ubuntu
1. Insert a blank CD into your burner. A "CD/DVD Creator" or "Choose Disc Type" window will pop up. Close this, as we will not be using it.
2. Find the downloaded ISO image in the file browser (available at Places $B"*(B Home menu on top of the screen.) Right click on the ISO image file and choose Write to Disc and wait for burning to complete."

So running ubuntu on the new pc I downloaded kubuntu 7.10 and linuxmce 7.10.
Both ended up on desktop as a single iso file.
I used procedure above to burn each of these, using the lowest speed setting available as recommended to me (4x): kubuntu to a cd and linuxmce to a dvd.
In answer to the qustion previously asked, yes I do have the bios set to boot from CD first.

Next to prove in the ability to burn useable boot disk I installed the kubuntu.
Encountered some problems with graphics - it boots up gives me the initial screen with the install choices, I press enter to go with the first choice, then get blue screen - graphics are gone.
Try to get into terminal mode with CTRL ALT FN1 - get weird display (looks like a monitor test pattern) CTRL ALT FN7 takes me back to blue screen.
Using KVM switch I flip over to windows box and back to kubuntu box -- for about 1 sec I  can see that I have a desktop in kubuntu then it goes all blue again.
By flipping back and forth and working in the ~1sec window when I have visibility into the kubuntu desktop I eventually get through the system, hardware, display  menus to change monitor settings until I get display.
Then continue with display working to click install icon on desktop, answer install questions, and kubuntu proceeds to install.
kubuntu working fine - remove cd, can boot from hard disk everything works.

So now I put new linuxmce 7.10 boot disk into cd/dvd and reboot from the dvd.
Yes the bios are set to choose the cd first.
It boots up gives me the initial screen with the install choices, I press enter to go with the first choice, then get blue screen - graphics are gone.
Try to get into terminal mode with CTRL ALT FNn nothing happens, try shift 1 to 0  (which I saw something about somehere in the linuxmce help) - nothing.
I try the trick that worked for me with the kubuntu installation namely: Using KVM switch I flip over to windows box and back to kubuntu box -- this time it dosen't work -- I just have a blue screen - no desktop.
This is exatly the same behavior I was getting with the linuxmce 7.10 boot dvd that my son burned for me.

Need some help for what to to next to solve this puzzle.

I can download and install kubuntu, cannot install linuxmce dvd - losing graphics.

Thanks

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Installation issues / Re: Anybody get DVD install to work for 7.10 beta 3?
« on: February 09, 2008, 05:41:56 pm »

The Beta3 iso is definietely ok. So the problem you have must be local. Yes the iso is a single file and should be burnt to a blank DVD-R disc. I would suggest choosing a slow burn speed eg 2x and then you may find that the disc is fine.
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did you look at the contents of the dvd? it doesnt show a single iso file does it? you need to burn the image to the disc. just checking.

Hmmm ..  seems like conflicting advice re files on the disk --
Should it be a single .iso file or a bunch of folders and files? (its all new to me).

More of my history with this:
1. Built new pc.  I had no DVD burner so my son helped out by downloading the 7.10 beta3 install DVD AMD - for me. It started to boot - got the initial screen with the menu where you select install -- then ended up going to blue screen and never finishing. This DVD had a bunch of folders and files.

2. Wondered if hardware problem. Installed ubuntu from a CD my friend Tom had downloaded for me.  Works ok and now enables the DVD burner in my new pc. (the ubuntu CD had a bunch of folders and files)

3. Downloaded - http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3980070 - LinuxMCE Install DVD for AMD64 - 0710 Beta 3  - burned single ISO file to DVD - wont boot.

4. Unarchived that single .iso file and burned DVD with a bunch of files and folders -- still wont boot.

5. Downloaded the CD installation: http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3980064 - LinuxMCE Install CDs for AMD64 - 0710 Beta 3    Get error message wrong architecture.  Maby I have to have kubuntu first instead of ubuntu?  Think I will try kubuntu download just to prove the burner is working.

So I conclude my problem is local - am re-down loading DVD - will burn at slow speed -- is it supposed to be a single .iso file or what?




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Installation issues / Re: Anybody get DVD install to work for 7.10 beta 3?
« on: February 09, 2008, 01:32:44 pm »
Thanks for the reasurrance and suggestions. Must be bad DVD - or something wrong with it.  (This is a new hardware build so I installed the ubuntu because I had the install disk and it was an easy way to prove the hardware works after being dissapointed with the DVD install not working.)

-- I am not finding md5sums on on the download site or (preferably) on the linuxmce website that points to the official torrents:     http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Mirrors_0710_beta_3

I think md5sums  came through with the download - I guess I just use those? (seems like there should be an independant source.)  I guess I should check my download anyway - and I guess you can also check the DVD after burning?

Burning Question:  It is a single .iso file.  Do I just burn this to DVD or are you supposed to unarchive and then burn?  (noobe here)


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Installation issues / Anybody get DVD install to work for 7.10 beta 3?
« on: February 09, 2008, 05:11:17 am »
Has anyone been able to get this install DVD to work?:
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3980070 - LinuxMCE Install DVD for AMD64 - 0710 Beta 3

Will not boot for me.  I have ubuntu 7.10 running on:
Motherboard Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Green nVIDIA Socket Am2 ATX
Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6000+ 3.0 GHz
Memory 8096MB Dual Channel 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory
Video Card -  GIGABYTE GV-NX85T256H GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 
Hard Drive  - HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (0A34915) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
DVD - SAMSUNG SH203N SATA


Any info appreciated.

Lightkeeper

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