HOWTO: Install Hardy 8.04 without a CD-ROM, from an .iso file with Grub

[Deadlocked]

No the reason i used that method is because i dont have a floppy nor a cd drive.

Whats the commands to look for orignal iso and mount that?

[john_spiral]

did you check the md5sum of the .iso file before proceeding with the install?

If you have windows running on the machine you might consider the Wubi installer (install Ubuntu from within Windows):

http://wubi-installer.org/

come back to us.

John

[Deadlocked]

yes i did.

nope the drive has been formatted, partitioned etc.

I just have a 2.5 to usb connector.

[john_spiral]

yes i did.

nope the drive has been formatted, partitioned etc.

I just have a 2.5 to usb connector.

Deadlocked,

Do you have access to another Linux or Windows machine?

Can your machine boot off a USB drive?

If yes to both of the above, it might be possible to boot off an external USB drive, having it run like the live Ubuntu CD.

Once booted, run the Ubuntu installer.

[Deadlocked]

I have access to a machine with windows.

But my laptop does not does not have a usb boot option.

Basically this is my only option.

I think it can pick up my isb drive once the console has loaded up.

I just need to no how to look through other partitions and drives so I can try this

sudo mount -o loop cd.iso /mnt/image
sudo rm /cdrom
sudo ln -s /mnt/image /cdrom
sudo apt-cdrom -m add

[john_spiral]

I have access to a machine with windows.

But my laptop does not does not have a usb boot option.

Basically this is my only option.

I think it can pick up my isb drive once the console has loaded up.

I just need to no how to look through other partitions and drives so I can try this

You will need to use the "sudo fdisk -l" command to list all the partitions/drives attached to the machine.

Then use the 'mount' command to mount the partition with the .iso file. You might need to create a directory as a mount point below /mnt.

Read the following doc:

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

Once the partition with the .iso file is mounted you can proceed with:

sudo mount -o loop cd.iso /mnt/image
sudo rm /cdrom
sudo ln -s /mnt/image /cdrom
sudo apt-cdrom -m add

In the above command you will need to specify the path to the cd.iso file.

hope this helps