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Dario69
October 17th, 2009, 12:12 PM
I burned CD,and when i enter the BIOS and put the CD-drive for primary boot drive it will not start, just tells me that the CD is not a proper drive and to try again!

what shall i do ....
cogier
October 17th, 2009, 12:30 PM
I can't work out if it's the CD or the CD drive that's failed here. Did you save the CD as an ISO image?
Dario69
October 17th, 2009, 12:33 PM
I can't work out if it's the CD or the CD drive that's failed here. Did you save the CD as an ISO image?

I burned CD whit .iso extension as a data disc

ubuntu-9.04-desktop-amd64.iso
mick222
October 17th, 2009, 12:34 PM
How did you burn the cd? what software did you? use did you burn as an image? More information needed to determine problem.
Dario69
October 17th, 2009, 12:38 PM
I used the FinalBurner to make a data disc
cogier
October 17th, 2009, 12:38 PM
I still don't know if you saved the CD as an ISO image? How old is the PC? Can you use another PC to burn an image on to a USB memory stick and them boot from that?
mick222
October 17th, 2009, 12:40 PM
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
check out this how to it will let you know if you burned the disc correctly.
what operating system did you use to burn . It might not be bootable cd should be burned as Image not data.
mick222
October 17th, 2009, 12:43 PM
http://www.protectedsoft.com/htmlfbpro/index.html
Is this how you burned the image if you used the data option it will not be bootable.
Dario69
October 17th, 2009, 12:44 PM
I used a FinalBurner to burn a CD, in the options I selected a data CD, than select ubuntu-9.04-desktop-amd64.iso file that i downloaded.

My computer is 2 years old!
HNS-I
October 17th, 2009, 12:47 PM
I think you need to select "burn image" or "burn iso".
Dario69
October 17th, 2009, 12:47 PM
I did not burn CD correctly Ill try again
thanks for help
Bartender
October 17th, 2009, 01:36 PM
Easiest way to tell is to boot into Windows, then pop the CD in the optical drive. Ask Windows to "Explore" the CD.
If it comes up as one huge file you did it wrong.
If it shows as several folders and a handful of files, you at least know that it was converted properly.

That doesn't guarantee the CD will work - if you used a CD-RW, or a really cheap, generic CD-R, or burned it at ludicrous speed, the CD could still be unusable.
Dario69
October 17th, 2009, 02:31 PM
I did it right this time!!!!