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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    Quote Originally Posted by adolan21 View Post
    I have Vista and I've tried the mandriva 08 installer but all it does is boot back to Windows.

    I have a few questions:

    What files do I need before the install, and what to do with them?
    What commands do I need to add to my boot file?

    Thanks.
    Ok, did some testing, I believe I've pinpointed the problem to the 0 sec timeout issue, so I've uploaded some new builds (ubuntu 7.10, fedora 8, opensuse 10.3, mandriva 2008.0, and slackware 12.0) that now set timeout to 30 sec upon installation. Just remove the old version, download the new one, install, and it should work.

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier {bootmgr}
    device partition=D:
    description Windows Boot Manager
    locale en-US
    inherit {globalsettings}
    default {current}
    resumeobject {bba1c506-1be2-11dc-9377-9b8ba96c3213}
    displayorder {current}
    toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
    timeout 30

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier {current}
    device partition=C:
    path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    description Microsoft Windows Vista
    locale en-US
    inherit {bootloadersettings}
    osdevice partition=C:
    systemroot \Windows
    resumeobject {bba1c506-1be2-11dc-9377-9b8ba96c3213}
    nx OptIn


    That's what it says even after I loaded the new one and it still didn't work am I missing some files that I didn't download? Is there anything I have to have before I use the installer? I am using Windows Vista Home Premium, and to my knowledge I haven't done any config changes.
    Last edited by adolan21; November 10th, 2007 at 01:36 PM.

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    Quote Originally Posted by adolan21 View Post
    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier {bootmgr}
    device partition=D:
    description Windows Boot Manager
    locale en-US
    inherit {globalsettings}
    default {current}
    resumeobject {bba1c506-1be2-11dc-9377-9b8ba96c3213}
    displayorder {current}
    toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
    timeout 30

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier {current}
    device partition=C:
    path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    description Microsoft Windows Vista
    locale en-US
    inherit {bootloadersettings}
    osdevice partition=C:
    systemroot \Windows
    resumeobject {bba1c506-1be2-11dc-9377-9b8ba96c3213}
    nx OptIn


    That's what it says even after I loaded the new one and it still didn't work am I missing some files that I didn't download? Is there anything I have to have before I use the installer? I am using Windows Vista Home Premium, and to my knowledge I haven't done any config changes.
    Timeout is set to 30, just like the new version of the installer automatically sets it, so it isn't the 0 sec timeout issue then; however it appears a UNetbootin entry wasn't created for some reason...

    I'm not sure if you've already done this, but try opening a command prompt with administrator privileges (right-click, run as administrator), and enter the following commands, line by line, and post the output of each:

    Code:
    bcdedit /create /d "UNetbootin" /application bootsector
    Now it'll tell you some long id string, substitute that into wherever I have "someid" in the next few lines (but keep the {brackets} around the id string)

    Code:
    bcdedit /set {someid} device boot
    bcdedit /set {someid} path \grldr.mbr
    bcdedit /displayorder {someid} /addlast
    Also, which of the following files/directories exist/are missing in the C:\directory after installation? grldr, grldr.mbr, bootmgr, boot, boot.ini, unetbootin

    EDIT: Wait, seems like for some reason you have your boot manager installed on D:\ not C:\, perhaps try copying the files/folders C:\grldr, grldr.mbr, bootmgr, and unetbootin to D:\, uninstall UNetbootin but keep the files in D:\ there, then try running the installer again.
    Last edited by tuxcantfly; November 10th, 2007 at 06:04 PM.

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    That did the trick thanks a lot for your help!! Now I just have to configure my internet settings in order to download it from the ftp

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    I'm having a hard time configuring my internet, I see that I can install it from my harddrive but i am unsure of which one to download. I see that you wrote not the live CD, but the other file is 4gb, is this the correct file?

    This is for Mandriva 2008.

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    Quote Originally Posted by adolan21 View Post
    I'm having a hard time configuring my internet, I see that I can install it from my harddrive but i am unsure of which one to download. I see that you wrote not the live CD, but the other file is 4gb, is this the correct file?

    This is for Mandriva 2008.
    Any of the Mandriva 2008.0 "Free" versions will do; just not the "Mandriva One" (LiveCD) version. The "Free" versions are available for download at ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandri...ial/iso/2008.0

    If you don't want to download the whole 4GB DVD version, just use the 700MB "free mini" version.

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    Hi everyone
    I am having trouble with unetbootin.
    after i selected the option "UNetbootin-ubuntu710rev10" on the boot menu it says that grldr.mbr is either missing or currupt. i have checked it exists and reinstalled many times usin difrent versions but always the same error.

    bcdedit shows the following:
    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier {bootmgr}
    device partition=S:
    description Windows Boot Manager
    locale en-US
    inherit {globalsettings}
    default {current}
    displayorder {current}
    {7264b27f-906c-11dc-af56-00016c1a5135}
    toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
    timeout 30

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier {current}
    device partition=C:
    path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    description Microsoft Windows Vista
    locale en-US
    inherit {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d}
    recoveryenabled Yes
    osdevice partition=C:
    systemroot \Windows
    resumeobject {0edb023f-72f9-11db-ab67-ee8972af9baa}
    nx OptIn

    Real-mode Boot Sector
    ---------------------
    identifier {7264b27f-906c-11dc-af56-00016c1a5135}
    device boot
    path \grldr.mbr
    description UNetbootin-ubuntu710rev10

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    Quote Originally Posted by Jake2500 View Post
    Hi everyone
    I am having trouble with unetbootin.
    after i selected the option "UNetbootin-ubuntu710rev10" on the boot menu it says that grldr.mbr is either missing or currupt. i have checked it exists and reinstalled many times usin difrent versions but always the same error.

    bcdedit shows the following:
    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier {bootmgr}
    device partition=S:
    description Windows Boot Manager
    locale en-US
    inherit {globalsettings}
    default {current}
    displayorder {current}
    {7264b27f-906c-11dc-af56-00016c1a5135}
    toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
    timeout 30

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier {current}
    device partition=C:
    path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    description Microsoft Windows Vista
    locale en-US
    inherit {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d}
    recoveryenabled Yes
    osdevice partition=C:
    systemroot \Windows
    resumeobject {0edb023f-72f9-11db-ab67-ee8972af9baa}
    nx OptIn

    Real-mode Boot Sector
    ---------------------
    identifier {7264b27f-906c-11dc-af56-00016c1a5135}
    device boot
    path \grldr.mbr
    description UNetbootin-ubuntu710rev10
    Windows bootmgr installed on partition S:\? That certainly seems like some obscure, strange partition configuration... Anyhow try copying the files C:\grldr, grldr.mbr, and menu.lst to every other partition you have before rebooting (including S:\), see if it works then.

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    I ended up doing a Wubi install of Xubuntu, but I am having some problems connecting my wireless card. I have a broad com 4311 which does state, from their website, to have a linux driver. I am very new to linux, I have the linux driver download it, but how do I install it? Can someone be nice enough to go through it step by step and not be so technical with the terminology. I know the terminal and having to type commands, I just don't know what to type.

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    Re: Howto: Install Ubuntu without a CD

    Quote Originally Posted by adolan21 View Post
    I ended up doing a Wubi install of Xubuntu, but I am having some problems connecting my wireless card. I have a broad com 4311 which does state, from their website, to have a linux driver. I am very new to linux, I have the linux driver download it, but how do I install it? Can someone be nice enough to go through it step by step and not be so technical with the terminology. I know the terminal and having to type commands, I just don't know what to type.
    See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...bcm43xx/Feisty and if that doesn't solve your problem, see the wireless networking subforum at http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=136 and re-ask your question there; this is a UNetbootin-specific thread not a general hardware help forum.

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