Re: Installing Ubuntu on laptop with USB stick
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Originally Posted by
oldfred
From liveCD terminal run & post this.
If partitioned with gpt and first (or second) partition is efi then you are in UEFI mode.
If partitioned with MBR(msdos) then you have BIOS & MBR.
sudo parted /dev/sda unit s print
Thanks a lot, Oldfred.
I do apologise for my extrene ignorance, but some translation into absolute absolute beginner langauage would be appreciated.
Many thanks,
Laurence
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Re: Installing Ubuntu on laptop with USB stick
If you have the 64 bit liveCD or USB can you boot that? Then run liveCD try mode and open a terminal.
Re: Installing Ubuntu on laptop with USB stick
Quote:
Originally Posted by
oldfred
If you have the 64 bit liveCD or USB can you boot that? Then run liveCD try mode and open a terminal.
The laptop does not play CDs. Is there such a thing as a 64bit liveUSB, or are we back to square one?
Many thanks,
Laurence
Re: Installing Ubuntu on laptop with USB stick
You create a liveUSB.
Also instructions for CD or USB
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Write image or burn image not copy ISO as one large ISO file to CD or USB.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...n/FromUSBStick