Also make sure that the md5 sums of the dowloaded iso match the ones posted on the net. No point in burning another coaster without checking the source image.
Cheers -- Gustin ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com ...... Original Message ....... On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:50:54 +0800 "Mitchell Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Thanks, I'll try burning it again. > >But at the mean time I have another *serious* problem -- post to follow. > >On 6/22/06, Hendrik Schaink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >That 3 seconds blinking cursors IMHO means your machine _sees_ the >CD-ROM/DVD but cannot locate the boot startup sequence, then _defaults_ >to WinXP. > >My observations: >1) Your computer's boot-up sequence is (1) CD-ROM/DVD, (2) HDD. >2) Track 0 on the primary boot drive appears to be the WinXP bootstrap, >_not_ grub. >3) You can boot Knoppix w/out any problem >4) The bootstrap sequence on the (K)Ubuntu CD is defective. Grab a >different (K)Ubuntu CD and try again. > >HTH, Hendrik Schaink > > > >Mitchell Brown wrote: >> That's just it. There *is* nothing further. I put the disk in, and reboot. >> After the POST, there is a little DOS blinking cursor for about 3 seconds >> (its trying to find a disk I assume) and then it just dissapears and the >> stupid WinXP boot screen fades in :( > >-- >Hendrik M. Schaink >Chief Consultant > >"Integrated Business Solutions & Dependable Service" > >InfoVision Consulting >Calgary, Alberta, Canada >Phone: (403) 239-0099 > > >"The Vision: We are the partners of choice for companies and >organizations that share our commitment to creating a world >that is truly wise, courageous, prosperous, innovative, >inclusive, sustainable and humane." --Ruben Nelson > >GPG Fingerprint: 1371 0927 8C3C 831F A838 C312 68BC F5DB 010D F3D7 > >_______________________________________________ >clug-talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >**Please remove these lines when replying > > > > >-- >pub 1024D/9091C422 02/05/2006 Mitchell Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Primary key fingerprint: 812B 94BC EA0D 345A CC1C 2ED9 F7F6 5CCF 9091 C422_______________________________________________ >clug-talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >**Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
