Help! I can't even get my old Dell Latitude D820 to read the DVD. I have installed a new SSD and upgraded to 4GB of memory. I got Precise Puppy to run, but I can't get kubuntu 14.10 DVD to load correctly. Tried with USB 4GB flash drive, and was told that there was no bootable partition. I copied the OS directly from the DVD. Checked the download hash, and all was good. I am really sick & tired of microsoft's bs. I really need this to work. I want to learn and now have the time, since I am now retired. Thanks!
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Have you read this:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
which also links to a page for making a bootable flash drive:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...n/FromUSBStick
You have to "burn" the image in a special way, even on a usb stick.
When burning a dvd, sometimes using a slower speed helps.
I have a D630 and a D830, which are very similar to yours, and run great with Kubuntu.Though I can't say much for the dvd drive, I don't recall ever using it, definitely not to install. usb sticks are faster, easier, and ultimately cheaper
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Another 'thing' is this ISO starts up to an empty prompt, clicking the Tab key will give you the available options, I prefer to use Live.
Start up the live session, use it to partition the HD and only then you continue with the install.
Don't use the option to do updates during the install, it's typically very slow and might even hang the system, the update can wait till you have a working system.
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Pan-Galactic QuordlepleenSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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Originally posted by claydoh View PostYou have to "burn" the image in a special way, even on a usb stick.to a partition ondirectly to a USB drive is sufficient.Last edited by SteveRiley; Apr 20, 2015, 12:17 AM.
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Pan-Galactic QuordlepleenSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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Actually, you don't even need to create the partitions, those are contained within the image. I verified this just now. Simply dd the ISO directly to the device node. For example:
Code:sudo dd if=/path/to/iso of=/dev/sdc bs=16M
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Perhaps it would be better to specify 'of=/dev/sdX' in the code line, where X specifies the letter defining the thumb drive to be used, this would help noobs and fools like myself to avoid copying and pasting into disaster.
I'll be using that 'bs=16M' tip on my next install, it was news to me and anything that speeds up install is always welcome.Last edited by bobbicat; Apr 20, 2015, 02:47 AM.
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Originally posted by SteveRiley View PostThat was true several releases ago. But no longer -- the images are configured in such a way that simply dding the .ISOto a partition ondirectly to a USB drive is sufficient.
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Pan-Galactic QuordlepleenSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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Originally posted by bobbicat View Postwill the dd command work for a windows user wanting to install Kubuntu for the first time?
does the windows user need to download and install anything to let this happen?
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Actually, you don't even need to create the partitions, those are contained within the image. I verified this just now. Simply dd the ISO directly to the device node ...
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...698#post370698An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
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