hey dan I can send you a copy of 7.10 via post if you like.
whats your address? peter On 12/31/07, Daniel Mons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Wassermans wrote: > > I have downloaded Ubuntu 7.1 (Desktop). I burned it to a CD. > > > > Just for the record, there is no "7.1" release. Ubuntu names it's > releases by YEAR.MONTH. 7.10 is the year 7 (i.e.: 2007), and the month > 10 (i.e.: October). Despite looking like a floating point number, it is > actually a different notation. > > > I want to install it on a PC running Win XP. The Xp installation was > > partitioned 50/50 > > > > Problems: > > 1. The 7.1 CD does not boot. > > a) Does it boot on another PC? > > if not... > > b) When you burned the CD, did you merely drag and drop the ISO file > onto the disk and burn it? Or did you tell it to "burn an image". > > ISO files contain within them a file system of their own. You need to > select "burn image" when creating the CD, otherwise the bootable > information inside the CD will not be in the right place for the CD to > boot. > > > 2. I don't know how to install a dual boot. Are there some easy > > instructions somewhere? > > During the install process you are asked how you want to install Ubuntu. > You have the choice of wiping the disk clean and installing it, or > using empty space on the disk. Choose the latter, and it will > automatically set up dual booting for you. > > > 3.Should I use FAT32 or NFTS? > > Neither. Install it to a normal Linux ext3 file system. Ubuntu 7.10 > will read and write both NTFS and FAT partitions, so you can still > access your Windows data partition. Installing Linux on a FAT or NTFS > partition will not work, as those file systems do not have the > capabilities to understand Linux file permission systems. > > > Anyone able to point me in the right direction please. > > It is strongly recommended you spend some time reading the Ubuntu online > documentation: > https://help.ubuntu.com/ > > Many of the answers to the questions you have are already answered there. > > -Dan > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- www.peterbaker.id.au
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