So I've downloaded Xubuntu and burnt the ISO properly. Md5 sum is ok and all. I try to install it and it gives me a corrupt file error. I've redownloaded it from several mirrors, reburnt the iso at several speeds, tried the alternate installer and even a different build but it just won't go away. So I want to know is it the source or is it my CD drive?
Most likely your drive, but it could also be that your PC doesn't like the installer that gets burnt to the disk. I have the same problem with the FS2 installer. *Pokes BBB*
Why do you want Xubuntu? Losing touch with Windows?
i've rarely had luck with linux installations from CDs. The live CD usually works fine but if i want to do a full on installation I almost always have to use a USB stick.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ has a ton of pretty good walkthroughs for making a USB drive
Quote from: VSMIT on November 17, 2009, 06:46:47 PM
Why do you want Xubuntu? Losing touch with Windows?
I don't have a windows CD and I have a computer that has no OS. Xubuntu is less resource intensive than Ubuntu, and a lot less intensive than windows. It's not a problem with the installer because I'm booting the CD not installing through windows. The installer works fine but I have corrupt files. The check disk integrity thing tells me as well as the installer. IDK if my PC can boot from usb, its pretty old.
I really recommend ordering a ubuntu CD: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ that as to lose the "oh, did I burn it wrong??!?" questions.
Sure, it takes a couple weeks, but that leaves you time to try and find other solutions, and if none appear, the Ubuntu CD arrives right before you cry out of desperation. Voila.
Already done that. It's holding the max amount of ram it can take (its a laptop) and that is not enough for ubuntu. I went to a forum with this problem and they told me Xubuntu.
Gotcha. Can you order a Xubuntu one? I'm not sure, I'd look but I have to run out the door to go play some Steinway pianos before they close. I love NYC.
Did you finalize the disk? Some computers still need finalized disks to run some things.
Yup
And you don't have Windows installed, so the wubi installer's no go as well, correct? http://wubi-installer.org/faq.php
I mean you could always hook up the hard drive to another computer, boot it up, then install in from there, but that may be more trouble than it's worth.
That actually isn't a bad idea. Can laptop hard drives connect to desktop cables?
is it SATA or IDE? If SATA then yes it can. If IDE then you have to get a converter.