Installing Kubuntu on Acer Aspire X

[1richard]

I have an Acer Aspire X and I want to install 14.04 on it.

The system will not see the 14.04 DVD, I set the boot to DVD 1st boot no luck
went to windows 8 on the HD. Changed the HD and still the same problem,
How do I install 14.04 on this computer, what settings do I ned to change??

Thanks in Advance Richard

[claydoh]

Have you tried a usb stick instead of a dvd? Have you checked the md5sum of the dvd?

[vinnywright]

+ how did you make the liveDVD ?

VINNY

[1richard]

I did a burn on my computer and I have used it to install 14.04 on 7 computers so far, it is good, no problems with it.
I do not have a bootable USB, so may have to buy one if that is what it takes, but I want to boot from the DVD help

[Snowhog]

Can you 'see' the DVD from Dolphin when it is inserted? Does the device notifier pop-up?

[1richard]

Can you 'see' the DVD from Dolphin when it is inserted? Does the device notifier pop-up?

Yes, windoze sees the DVD but will not boot from it, tried a different HD, still the same, tried to change the CMOS but no help there, any other ideas??

Keeps asking for a bootable media

[GreyGeek]

Does your bios have an option to boot from a specific device ... like hitting F12 to throw up a menu of attached bootable devices?

[SteveRiley]

The system will not see the 14.04 DVD, I set the boot to DVD 1st boot no luck
went to windows 8 on the HD.

The "fast start" feature in Windows 8 might be the culprit. If you don't know how to disable that, a quick Google search will help.