On 09/01/11 12:59, Pottar Muzamba wrote:
Hi Tony and Rob.
Thanks for the prompt response to my plight. Let me first explain how
I created the edubutu CD.
A. How I created the DVD/CD
1. I down loaded the software.
2. When the downloading was completed, the following files appeared
Edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386 (with a dvd sign at the beginning)
The second file is edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386.iso.part
I inserted a black DVD and highlighted the two file and instructed it to burn
Please note that I tried to right click as per instructions given in
the burning Iso instruction but there was no burning function.
A window appeared asking me how I want to use the disc
Disc Title: edubuntu
Like a USB flash drive
Or
With a CD/DVD player (selected this option
Went to next…
Files ready to be written to the disc (2)
edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386 (under type NTI iso file, size 0KB)
edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386.iso.part under type PART file, size 222,322KB
Please note that both files had down arrows at the beginning of the file names
I clicked the burn function, another window appeared with the disc
title (edubuntu) Recording speed, reduced it to 10x.
Clicked burn
A message appeared saying you have successfully burned your files then
it ejected the CD before I clicked finish.
This is basically the process I used to create the DVD/CD
Okay the edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386.iso.part is a file that appears when
you download the iso image (basically it downloads into the .part file
and then when it's downloaded it is renamed to the proper filename).
I suspect the ISO didn't download correctly to start with.
You also need to burn the ISO image as a disk image rather than just
burn the file on to the disc. That is your DVD writer software should
read the ISO file and burn it's contents to the DVD.
If you're running on Windows I'd suggest you install ImgBurn from
http://www.imgburn.com/
When installed, you should be able to double click on the ISO file (it
might come up as edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386 with an icon which looks a bit
like a CD on top of a piece of paper). ImgBurn should then
automatically start up and open the disk image. Then you insert a blank
DVD and click the burn button (it will be a big icon of a CD on top of a
piece of paper with an arrow pointing to a CD).
Once it's burnt the DVD it should verify the disc to make sure it's
burnt okay.
If you then look at the contents of the disc on Windows you should see a
list of files and folders which look a bit like this...
autorun.inf
casper
dists
install
isolinux
md5sum.txt
pics
pool
preseed
README.diskdefines
ubuntu
wubi.exe
(This is a listing of the Ubuntu 10.04.1 Desktop CD but it gives you an
example of the sort of thing you will see).
If you see just one file, edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386 then you have burnt
the DVD incorrectly.
B. Booting from the BIOS
I tried to follow the instructions which Rob sent me and this is my experience.
i) I switched off the laptop and switched it on.
ii) During the process of booting, I pressed F2 and it took me inside
setup utility with the menu bar having, Information, Main, Security,
Boot and exit.
iii) Selected boot and it gave the boot priority order
IDEO: WDC WD5000BE VT-22AORTO
IDEI: Optiarc DVD RW AD-75805
USB FDD
Network Boot: Legacy PCI
USB HDD Device
USB CDROM
iv I tried second and last option but did not respond.
You need to make sure the IDE1: Optiarc DVD RW AD-75805 is the first
option, it will then look at the DVD drive first for a bootable disc, if
it fails to find it then it will check the hard drive and so on.
Otherwise you may find that you can press the F12 (or maybe F10) key at
startup to temporary select another boot device. You may find when you
turn the laptop on it pops up with a message saying something like
"Press F12 to change boot order" or something like that.
Anyway, hope this helps. I'd also suggest that you make a backup of any
important data on your laptop before trying to install. Chances are
everything will be fine (I've not personally had any issues dual booting
myself) but it's always a good idea to have a backup just in case.
Rob
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