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  1. [all variants] Re: Install Ubuntu to an external drive from within ubuntu

    Thanks a lot @oldfred. Gonna check the links now. And I WILL remember to mark the thread as SOLVED :)
  2. [SOLVED] Re: Will not boot - insert boot disc etc NOT dual boot

    details.. details.. missed yet another one! How could you lechien? *sob* I'm messed up for life now!
  3. [SOLVED] Re: Will not boot - insert boot disc etc NOT dual boot

    LOL! I didn't see @lechien73's post. We must have been typing at the same time. cpcpcp you should do what he says.

    And I don't know why, but I suspect you are overlooking the SPACE there:
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    [SOLVED] Re: Can not install Kernel_2.6.34.1

    Well... its just the setting in power manager. Un-check the dim display when idle. :)
  5. [SOLVED] Re: Will not boot - insert boot disc etc NOT dual boot

    One thing I learned the hard way in Linux.. one typo can kill the system. I am pretty sure, a typo spoiled it for you too! For instance, you mounted /dev/sda1 to /mnt and then gave the root-directory...
  6. [ubuntu] Re: Unbuntu 10.4 wont boot after disconnecting optical drive!

    Post here the contents of your /boot/grub/grub.cfg please.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Install Ubuntu on a Win7 PC

    The Ubuntu installer INCLUDES the option to select the installation of grub onto your chosen drive and partition!

    The last screen of Ubiquity (just before it starts copying files) which shows all...
  8. [all variants] Initiate an Install from within Ubuntu

    Hey Guys! I need to know how, if I even can, install ubuntu to a disk (other than the active one, internal or external) from within Ubuntu.

    Say I am running Ubuntu Desktop. It is attached to the...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Can't see second harddrive during install

    Good call dabl! I agree. Do this first.
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    Re: Unknown keyword - Acer aspire

    I'm afraid the "facility" did not configure the USB boot options properly. It happens a lot.

    I suggest you use the tried and tested UNETBOOTIN utility. Click on the name to download it. If on...
  11. [ubuntu] Re: Can't see second harddrive during install

    You should try the 4th option. The question of dual boot arises after we can confirm the second disk drive is fault free and capable of booting an OS at all!

    Ah! yes... Another thing you can do is...
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    [ubuntu] Re: problem in getting GUI in ubuntu

    Hey Deepti, agreeing with @sanderd17, I suggest you download the latest Ubuntu iso image. 10.04 Lucid Lynx (I'm loving it!). Burn it to a cd/dvd and make a fresh install. You can also use unetbootin...
  13. [SOLVED] Re: cannot use separate /boot partition with grub 2?

    While installing any distribution of ubuntu, you come across an option to specify the disk and partition you want it to install grub boot loader on (accessible by clicking the "Advanced" button on...
  14. [SOLVED] Re: Installation on a Laptop that won't boot from DISK or USB

    Well.. if your system enumerates a USB Pen Drive during boot, it means you "CAN" boot from from it!

    In that case you do not need to look further than UNETBOOTIN . It will install any of your...
  15. [ubuntu] Re: Can't see second harddrive during install

    Here are a few things you can do:

    1. Check if the jumper settings are correct. One should be master and the other slave.
    2. Check that the disk is not disabled in the BIOS.
    3. If you can see...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Unable to upgrade to 10.04

    Agreeing with @liechen73 I will just like to reduce your work a bit more.

    Start with the a new /etc/apt/sources.list and add just one line in it:


    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic...
  17. [SOLVED] Re: Installation on a Laptop that won't boot from DISK or USB

    Hi there, I help a lot of my friends move on from *indows so I face this problem often.

    I came across a very useful gadget viz. "USB to SATA/IDE Adapter". Its easily available these days and is...
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