I downloaded the install file from Kubuntu for 8.10 and when I burn it and try to boot my PC says the disk isnt bootable.... I can mount the ISO using magic ISO and it goes into the install, but for some reason the image just wont boot. I have tried other bootable discs that I have burned and they still work fine. Any suggestions?
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just a note, I tried burning to a DVD first, then two differend cd-r's just to make sure it wasnt the media. I also tried all three on a different computer same story. -
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What utility did you use to burn the .iso?Sony Vaio VGN NR260E<br />Linux Kubuntu 9.04\Windoze 7 Professional<br /><br />Sony Vaio VPCF1190X<br />Linux Kubuntu 10.04/Windoze 7 Home Premium<br /><br />Linux user #478627Comment
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Re: Kubuntu ISO isnt bootable
Well Krys, ISO images don't boot, it is the CD that is created from the ISO image that has the necessary files for booting. If you only have the one file, the ISO image, on your burned CD, you didn't make a bootable CD from the image. I agree with divide0, we need to investigate the method you used for burning. If you provide step-by-step details of how you did it, someone can probably point out what needs to be done differently.Originally posted by KrysComment
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Re: Kubuntu ISO isnt bootable
I used Roxio creator, set it to data and clicked add, then browsed to the ISO file. Roxio has a button on this screen that says "make bootable" but when you click it it just browses your pc for some boot file that I dont have.Comment
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It's not burning the .iso.
Try this program: http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htmComment
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Right there is your error. I haven't used Roxio in a long while, but you need to set it to "burn as ISO" or "burn CD image" or whatever it offers -- NOT data.Originally posted by Krys
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.... and when it's burned it, open it with Konqueror or Dolphin, if it has several files and directories on it, that's as it should be.Originally posted by aged hippy
Don't forget to verify the burn, then Check CD for defects as well.
Good luck.
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under Roxio i used burn as image and it worked perfect. ThanksComment
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CD that is created from the ISO
ISO images don't boot, it is the CD that is created from the ISO image that has the necessary files for booting. If you only have the one file, the ISO image, on your burned CD, you didn't make a bootable CD from the image. I agree with divide0, we need to investigate the method you used for burning. If you provide step-by-step details of how you did it, someone can probably point out what needs to be done differently.Comment
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Re: CD that is created from the ISO
Hmmmmmmmm. This prolly comes close to quibbling, but I would say "An ISO image of a bootable CD, when burned correctly on a blank CD ROM media, will result in a bootable CD."Originally posted by niaz009
That's what we do with ISO images of bootable Live CDs, right?
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Re: CD that is created from the ISO
In case you didn't notice, dibl, that is a quote originally from tinker, further up the page.Originally posted by diblHmmmmmmmm. This prolly comes close to quibbling, but I would say "An ISO image of a bootable CD, when burned correctly on a blank CD ROM media, will result in a bootable CD."Originally posted by niaz009
That's what we do with ISO images of bootable Live CDs, right?
That's twice i've seen this today.
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... in fact, now i look, it's the third one.
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...2936#msg152936
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...2934#msg152934Comment
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Yeah aged, I noticed the same as you, kept reading it for more than the unattributed quote but nothing.....
@dibl I don't mind the quibble. Both of us are correct as far as it goes. The ISO image of a bootable CD only becomes bootable if it is burned correctly to CD. Naturally, the ISO image of a non-bootable CD won't become bootable just by burning it. By discussing this further, we may have made it more clear for some of the lurkers and that is a good thing. Please feel free to quibble with me any time to that end.Comment
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