Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install Ubuntu Server from USB CD-ROM drive

2009-12-18 Thread pablolie
JJZolx;496421 Wrote: > I just downloaded 8.04 and it's installing without a problem. Probably > just as well to use this version since it has Perl 5.8 and MySQL 5.0 > instead of 9.10's 5.10 and 5.1. > > Thanks for all the help. As you can tell from my sig, I am all for the move to 8.04 in comb

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install Ubuntu Server from USB CD-ROM drive

2009-12-16 Thread JJZolx
I just downloaded 8.04 and it's installing without a problem. Probably just as well to use this version since it has Perl 5.8 and MySQL 5.0 instead of 9.10's 5.10 and 5.1. Thanks for all the help. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install Ubuntu Server from USB CD-ROM drive

2009-12-16 Thread Pat Farrell
aubuti wrote: > Taking a different tack, I don't know anything about that mobo Another different tack: get the current Debian distro's ISO for 32 or 64 as your wish. Debian typically does not support the latest and greatest hardware, but its what @snarly and I run on our SqueezeBoxServers. Just

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install Ubuntu Server from USB CD-ROM drive

2009-12-16 Thread aubuti
Taking a different tack, I don't know anything about that mobo, but does it support booting from a USB stick? If so, that may be a way to bypass the CD driver issue. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install Ubuntu Server from USB CD-ROM drive

2009-12-16 Thread JJZolx
pablolie;496401 Wrote: > The place to ask should be the Ubuntu Forums, and search for the mobo. > There are the oddest hardware combos out there. I installed Ubuntu on 2 > 8 year old computers, and the forums helped. > > I know this is stating the obvious, but truly comb through the BIOS > setti

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install Ubuntu Server from USB CD-ROM drive

2009-12-16 Thread pablolie
The place to ask should be the Ubuntu Forums, and search for the mobo. There are the oddest hardware combos out there. I installed Ubuntu on 2 8 year old computers, and the forums helped. I know this is stating the obvious, but truly comb through the BIOS settings to make sure no weird setups hav

[SlimDevices: Unix] Install Ubuntu Server from USB CD-ROM drive

2009-12-16 Thread JJZolx
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server 9.10 on a new server. The motherboard is a Tyan socket 775 server board, S5211. I can boot from the installation CD and get a short way into the installation process, then the installer claims that it can't find a driver for the CD-ROM drive. The drive is a L