trying to install onto Netbook

[thatbloke]

Hi there

Im trying to fix an Acer Netbook that has no cd drive with an OS that wasnt working. Tried using an old XP disc but is VERY VERY Slow. maybe not compatable so im trying to install Ubuntu via a flash drive.

What ive done is downloaded the OS onto a flashdrive on a seperate laptop I then tried booting the ACER from the flash drive but im getting the error message..

try (hd0,0): FAT16: No GRLDR
try (hd0.1): invalid or null
try (hd0.2): invalid or null
try (hd0.3): invalid or nul
try (hd1.0): NTFS5: No grldr
try (hd1.1): NTFS5: No grldr
try (hd1.2): NTFS5: No grldr
try (hd1.3): NTFS5: No grldr
Cannot find GRLDR
Press space bar to hold the screen,any other key to boot previous MBR....

Any ideas Chaps ?

[mike555]

I would recommend Xubuntu or Lubuntu , they are much lighter then Ubuntu ...... also you need to install onto a usb drive using a program that makes it bootable,( like unetbootin ) then while starting the netbook push the key to allow usb booting ( it's F12 on mine ) .

[scratman]

Download the .iso, burn it to disc, and run it as a live CD using the drive you used for the Windows XP disc. The live CD should run with no problems, if so, just install from the live CD using the icon on the desktop.

[thatbloke]

Download the .iso, burn it to disc, and run it as a live CD using the drive you used for the Windows XP disc. The live CD should run with no problems, if so, just install from the live CD using the icon on the desktop.

but the netbook has no cd drive

[scratman]

You mentioned that you had tried an old XP disc, use the drive you used for the XP disk. Failing that, you will need to create a bootable USB drive,instructions here and boot from that. You may need to alter the boot order from the BIOS on the machine.

[thatbloke]

Sorry didnt explain properly

What i did was transfer the info off the xp disc onto flashdrive.
This seemed to work as it looked like it was installing....then it didnt.
then tried again and got a result. trouble VERY VERY slow.
looked at Acer site and it appears this Netbook didnt use windows. Cant remember what it was.
Anyhoos i came across this ubuntu and tried it the same way..downloaded it onto flash drive and reset the boot order to the USB where the flash drive is.
That is when i get the error message

[thatbloke]

Thanks for your help gentlemen. Downloaded onto UNetbootin and installed brilliantly !

Mind you this xubuntu has taken half the storage space on the netbook

[newb85]

Thanks for your help gentlemen. Downloaded onto UNetbootin and installed brilliantly !

Mind you this xubuntu has taken half the storage space on the netbook

In most respects, Xubuntu isn't any lighter than Ubuntu.

Down the road, you may want to have a look at Peppermint (although right now, you're probably glad just to have a running system). www.peppermintos.com It's built from Lubuntu (in order to use the lighter LXDE), with elements of Linux Mint (specifically, the package management GUI software) pulled in. By default, it's set up for a lot of cloud computing, with an easy way to set up Site-Specific-Browsers, but you can install as many traditional desktop applications as you wish.

[uzumakifahim]

You can try lubuntu using the same procedure. I think you'll get better result.

[Wim Sturkenboom]

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looked at Acer site and it appears this Netbook didnt use windows. Cant remember what it was.

Probably Linpus.

Mind you this xubuntu has taken half the storage space on the netbook

I guess you have a 8GB SSD in there. Just keep it clean by occasionally running sudo apt-get clean, don't install too much and use it for what it's intended for.