how to install?

[Dadsgé]

hellow,
I am here with a friend, trying to install ubuntu
but if we insert the cd and turn on the laptop we get this:

[DR-DOS] A:\>
what do we have to do now?

[egalvan]

hellow,
I am here with a friend, trying to install ubuntu
but if we insert the cd and turn on the laptop we get this:

what do we have to do now?

Wow, DR-DOS, haven't seen my favorite DOS in years....

but it seems your are booting a floppy disk.
that's what the a:> is saying,,,

If the lappie is old enough to have a floppy drive, make sure there is no diskette inserted.

And can you give us any information on the lappie?

Model, make, cpu, how much memory, hard drive size...

[Therion]

Boot the laptop normally.
Insert the Ubuntu CD.
Open the CD using Windows Explorer once it's spun up and take a look at what is on the CD.

Do you see one file on the CD ending with the file extension .iso, or do you see numerous files and a few folders on the CD?

[Dadsgé]

well that is the problem
this laptop has no floppy drive...
it's an HP notebook
intel core

i've wrote the ubuntu setup with nero - boot cd
well i think thats all the information i have right now...

[howefield]

Is the cd drive set to boot before the hard disk ?

[Dadsgé]

jep

[Dadsgé]

found a lot more info:

HP
model: HP Compaq nc6120
CPU: intel pentium M processor 1.73 GHz
speed cpu: 1733 MHz
Steps of cpu: 8
Ram: 512 MB
Rom version: 68DTD

[petronell]

Hi,

When you burned the CD in Nero did you choose the option to burn the image file, or did you (as I suspect) choose the option to create a bootable CD?

Has the laptop got Windows on it? Can you boot up Windows and send us a file listing of what is on the CD?

daveR

[oilchangeguy]

please read post #3, and answer the question.

[arpanaut]

Do Not burn as a "boot CD" that is the problem...

Burn as an "image' or "disc image" That is an option with NERO I just did that yesterday, successfully.

Good Luck!

[LowSky]

i've wrote the ubuntu setup with nero - boot cd...

you made the CD wrong, in Nero pick ISO cd, then everything should work

[ayenack]

You may not have written the ubuntu iso to the disc correctly to learn how to do this have a look at this link.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

And download the free Infra Recorder to install on your windows install then burn the cd/dvd using it and all should be well.

[Dadsgé]

aah that was the problem
thanx guys
it's working now :P

[ayenack]

No problem. And welcome to the wonderful world of Ubuntu Linux. Enjoy.