I'm sorry but this HOWTO will only work with certain ubuntu alternative .iso files.
Please try my below thread:
HOWTO Boot from a .iso file without needing a working CD-ROM - REALLY USEFUL!
I'm sorry but this HOWTO will only work with certain ubuntu alternative .iso files.
Please try my below thread:
HOWTO Boot from a .iso file without needing a working CD-ROM - REALLY USEFUL!
I think i'm going to give up. I have no idea how to install grub, and yes I've tried reading up on it but i'm just lost.
Thanks for you help John.
Maybe i'll give it another shot when I find an easier way to install it.
Before you give up, here's an alternative to John's method:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=427540
unetbootin is a file that sits in your Windows (or other linux) partition and starts off an installation from the net instead of an iso file. You don't need to make a new partition if you've got an existing system on your machine, and once the installation gets going there's a partitioner that helps you set things up, just like the regular Ubuntu install disk.
I've just used it and it was pretty easy.
2004 IBM desktop (2.8GHz P4, 512MB RAM)
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Thanks for the net install idea, but i've tried that before this method and that didn't work.
But I really wanted to try ubuntu, so i went out and bought a new laptop. I now have dual boot vista and ubuntu, and i LOVE ubuntu.
Anyways, thanks all for trying to help me. It really was an old system, i think buying a new afford me a chance to really give ubuntu a fair try, rather than try running it on a slower machine and not really 'experience' it fully.
Thanks again.
have you tried this?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=666267
not sure, could you give it a try?
thanks
John
or try the following method:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=666267
john,
I used your tuto to install Gutsy, and tried on Hardy, but had problems.
Fixed them, thou, with these 2 simple changes on your tuto:
FIRST: change the link to the vmlinuz & initrd.gz files, from edgy to hardy. This way, you can get the needed compressed kernel files to install.
old > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/edgy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/
change to > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/
SECOND: rise the set ramdisk_size for the decompressed kernel files on the new entry for Grub, as 14972 seemed not to be enough.
old > kernel /boot/vmlinuz vga=normal ramdisk_size=14972 root=/dev/rd/0 rw --
change to > kernel /boot/vmlinuz vga=normal ramdisk_size=149720 root=/dev/rd/0 rw --
In fact, I am not really sure how much ramdisk_size is actually needed, but 10x the original solved the problem.
Other than that, Hardy installed smoothly, just as Gutsy with yout original tuto.
Thanks!
HOWTO: Install Edgy 6.10 from an .iso file
can i use the same method to install gOS since it also based on ubuntu...
i need ur help regarding this...
i tried the method that was explained above....
i have resized one of my older partition........
when i reboot my machine.....
when i select to install gOS
i got the error
Error 2 : Bad file or directory...
any idea...
tahnks in advance
try this method:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=666267
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