Install from 64-bit 9.10 iso

[Guest]

I downloaded the iso, checksummed it and burned it twice to different CDs. On attempting to boot, they gets as far as the first options screen (run as live distro, install, etc) and then display cannot read boot drive. As I have been trying new distros fairly regularly and my DVD/CD drives work fine on other material, I'm a bit puzzled. Any ideas?

[doctordruidphd]

Re: Install from 64-bit 9.10 iso

Good luck. I have the same problem.

Filed bug # 519123 on launchpad, which got classified as a casper bug of "medium" importance.
Well, you might add a comment to it and see if we can bump it up a bit.

[Guest]

Re: Install from 64-bit 9.10 iso

I was in the same situation and found a BIOS setting to change to allow me to install. Here what I posted in in the bug filled:



Ok I am now sending this from Karmic 64bit after a successful install from the DVD. I was trying to boot from a USB key install. I went to the BIOS to make sure I can boot on the USB and ensure the boot order of the drives are were set to Removable, CDROM then Hard disks. In my reality USB sticks are Removable drive but it seems in some BIOS (mainly AWARD) their reality is different and they consider USB stick as Hard Drive. So while trying to boot on the "Hard Drive" it failed. I went back to the BIOS and changed the following:

- Set the boot order back to CDROM, Hard Disk (as if there is no USB key or floppy you need to press F1 and it is annoying)
- I went in the section where you can enable the USB legacy support, for computer without PS/2 mouse/keyboard.
- Offered me 3 USB device type choices to configure: USB Mouse, USB Keyboard and USB Mass Storage
- In the USB mass storage it offer 3 ways to use USB mass storage: Floppy disk (FDD), Hard Drive (HDD) and Auto
- It was set up as AUTO then it was choosing HDD mode by default. So Is changed it to FDD mode.
- Saved the new config, Reboot and got the install to load whitout whining for a CDROM device etc.

I got a succesful install (via text mode as I am too impatient to deal with the resources hog of the graphical install). I am not sure if to change the mode of the USB storage you need to have a USB key in the USB port or not. This feature been added to the new BIOS I flashed some weeks ago then my USB/CDROM issues started to happen. This stupid error made me discover Ubuntu so at least this is positive.

It also solved the problem of the USB mouse/keyboard who took 2 minutes after the boot to being detected/enabled by whatever Linux distros including Ubuntu. No errors messages regarding USB in dmesg and successful install.

My BIOS is an AWARD 6.0PG (A730aZ13 version from EVGA)

I hope this help

Paddy