Trouble installing ubuntu on my PC. Can anyone help pls ?

stephenliverpool1 · 30 August 2015 at 2:22PM

Hi all,

I have supplied a couple of previous threads on this topic.

I have now managed to burn the ISO image onto DVD using Imgburn.

Just to remind you. I have got XP 2002 SP3 home edition.

I can see the WBI.exe, boot folder, casper folder, etc. on the ISO image on the DVD but I am still not able install ubuntu after changing my BIOS boot up options to load from CD-ROM only.

Anyone please advise me what to do next.

bsod · 30 August 2015 at 2:28PM

hopefully without opencandy?

did you use the correct imgburn option, if yes, double check the bios options

if you're venturing down this avenue because someone suggested you'd have fewer problems than with xp, you won't.

stephenliverpool1 · 30 August 2015 at 4:10PM

bsod wrote: »

hopefully without opencandy?

did you use the correct imgburn option, if yes, double check the bios options

if you're venturing down this avenue because someone suggested you'd have fewer problems than with xp, you won't.

Note sure what you mean ?

I don't recall anything about opencandy so assume it is not relevant to me.

I don't recall anything about bios settings with imgburn. If just used F12 key as I was rebooting to change bios settings.

You have stated 'if you're venturing down this avenue because someone suggested you'd have fewer problems than with xp, you won't.'

Yes I have gone down the route after advise on this forum. If there is a better way, please let me know.

Many thanks.

bsod · 30 August 2015 at 4:14PM

if you ignored the warnings in the previous thread, and accepted defaults and terms of use during installation, you may have installed something that needs to be disposed of. Use malwarebytes

the different route is to ignore advice about ubuntu, continue with xp, or upgrade your machine - as you're finding it's turning out to be a lot of hassle, and that's before you've used it.

bios settings and imgburn are two different issues, the question was exactly how was this disc created, if it is bootable, and you're timing the f12 correctly, you need to double check the bios settings for boot order putting the dvd/cd first.

stephenliverpool1 · 30 August 2015 at 5:24PM

bsod wrote: »

if you ignored the warnings in the previous thread, and accepted defaults and terms of use during installation, you may have installed something that needs to be disposed of. Use malwarebytes

the different route is to ignore advice about ubuntu, continue with xp, or upgrade your machine - as you're finding it's turning out to be a lot of hassle, and that's before you've used it.

bios settings and imgburn are two different issues, the question was exactly how was this disc created, if it is bootable, and you're timing the f12 correctly, you need to double check the bios settings for boot order putting the dvd/cd first.

Fair enough but can you give me specific advice as I can't see what I am doing wrong.

bsod · 30 August 2015 at 5:59PM

neither can I without some specifics of what you've done

a previous thread said you'd already installed it

stephenliverpool1 · 30 August 2015 at 7:25PM

bsod wrote: »

neither can I without some specifics of what you've done

a previous thread said you'd already installed it

Thanks but what info r u after ?

I got the iso via the ubuntu websie, followed the instructions on the ubuntu w/site, not sure wot else I can do.

U said in a previous post I was doing something wrong so please advise if you know better.

Thanks