On Jul 12, 2013 12:48 PM, "Syam Sundar" <sundarara...@gmail.com> wrote: > > sir, > I am using ubuntu 10.4 > I wanted to install ubuntu 12.04. I downloaded the iso file.
Congratulations! :) > copied to a pendrive 4gb. A simple copy won't do. Tools like unetbootin will make the USB bootable. Once you do that, you will find a few files and folders in the USB and not just a ISO file. > configured the bios to boot from usb drive. > now the problem is > pendrive will not mount it says only root can mount it- how I mount a drive as root? $ mkdir/tmp/drive ; sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /tmp/drive is the command to mount a drive into a particular folder. You need to find the name of the drive and here I just used sdb1 as an example. > when tried to boot from the pendrive - it says bootmanager not found! That is because you copied the iso. > I downloaded again and still not successful. > please help. > I am amateur user of linux and have only basic knowledge of computers. > thanks > dr syamsundar > > -- > -- > "Freedom is the only law". > "Freedom Unplugged" > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Free Software Users Group, Thiruvananthapuram" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ilug-tvm+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Free Software Users Group, Thiruvananthapuram" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ilug-tvm+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
