Help Installing Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

[QaRahul]

Hello All,

I just downloaded Ubuntu 10.0.4 CD and burned it on a blank dvd. My computer boots successfully with the DVD to the Ubuntu Boot Menu. But I can't access any of the available boot options like Try Without installing, Install Ubuntu etc. I can scroll b/w the options but hitting Enter key doesn't seems to do anything.

Please Help.

I am using Sony Vaio VPCEB14EN/BI Laptop.

[readycarpenter]

did you download the live cd version? or the alternate version? make sure you use the "live cd" version, I'm not sure but I don't think they make a "live dvd"

cheers

[mapes12]

I just downloaded Ubuntu 10.0.4 CD and burned it on a blank dvd

If it's a CD iso then burn it to a CD, not a DVD.

[TBABill]

CD vs. DVD should make no difference. I burn CD iso's to DVD regularly, depending on what I have on hand. The machine cannot tell the difference unless you have only a CD drive and not a DVD drive.

You could have errors on the disk. Did you verify the download using md5sum in a terminal? Did you burn at the slowest possible speed? Does the CD/DVD work when you boot into live mode? If not the culprit is either the downloaded file or the disk itself.

[QaRahul]

One of my friend burned dvd with the same ISO image and he was able to install using the DVD. So I don't think the ISO is corrupt. May be there is a problem with the DVD. I'll burn it on another disk n check again.

[Joe of loath]

This happened to me, ended up being a dodgy image. Since I didn't have another disk to hand, I actually bought a CD from a vendor on ebay and used that.

[BCtom]

Hey Guys, Thank you!!!

This happened to me, ended up being a dodgy image. Since I didn't have another disk to hand, I actually bought a CD from a vendor on ebay and used that.

I was installing 10.04 on a very old Sony PCV-F31L (2003 model), and the graphics looked terrible, low resolution, and nothing was responsive with either the mouse or keyboard commands, until I burnt a CD instead of a DVD in tried that. I guess the older machines have very limited optic drives that don't work as well with the new Blank DVDs now-a-days, or a messed up image (ISO file)?

I love this fourm.

Thanks again!

[VastOne]

If it's a CD iso then burn it to a CD, not a DVD.

That makes no difference at all so long as you have a dvd device you can boot with.

I have not bought any cd's in 2-3 years and I only burn to DVD's for all Ubuntu install disks.

[QaRahul]

Thank you all. Burned it to a new DVD and........ I got my Ubuntu working....... Yuppie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!