cargirl
February 12th, 2009, 12:00 PM
I am currently operating Windows XP Professional on my Dell Dimension 8300 Series, and I am trying to install Ubuntu 8.10. I downloaded ubuntu and CD-ified it following all the instructions and ****. I proceeded with the "install inside Windows" option. I followed the instructions and rebooted with the CD in the tray. I booted into ubuntu and things were going well. Things seemed to be moving along, then I got stalled here:
http://i43.tinypic.com/5niwk5.jpg
There was no activity in the CD tray, so I tried popping out the CD and seeing if I was prompted to put it back in, but nothing happened. I put it back in anyway, and still nothing happened. I rebooted, and the same thing happened. So, I booted into Windows and cleared up some more HDD space (I only had 8G) by deleting some large photo files and running defrag. I restarted and booted back into ubuntu with the same issue. What am I doing wrong?
FYI, I am the biggest noob of all the noobs, so keep that in mind.
http://i43.tinypic.com/5niwk5.jpg
There was no activity in the CD tray, so I tried popping out the CD and seeing if I was prompted to put it back in, but nothing happened. I put it back in anyway, and still nothing happened. I rebooted, and the same thing happened. So, I booted into Windows and cleared up some more HDD space (I only had 8G) by deleting some large photo files and running defrag. I restarted and booted back into ubuntu with the same issue. What am I doing wrong?
FYI, I am the biggest noob of all the noobs, so keep that in mind.