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<font face="Times New Roman">Hi, Stan (and everyone else),<br>
Yup, Ubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 attempt to boot from the CD...<br>
but have a problem when they get to setting up the X Window
driver...<br>
and I can't make the changes to Xorg.conf that are documented in a
number of web posts because..<br>
I can't write the changes back to the CD...<br>
so I never see the icon on the desktop that I never get to.<br>
<br>
This seems like the kind of deadly embrace (to use a database term)
or, if you prefer, a Catch-22 of which Joseph Heller would be proud.<br>
<br>
On the other hand I'll be happy to get together with you. Maybe
I'll borrow a Cricket bat from friend Ed, for use in getting the
computer's attention.<br>
<br>
Frank<br>
<br>
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Stanley C. Mortel wrote:
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Frank,<br>
<br>
If you install 6.06 it will boot live from the CD but have an icon on
the desktop to install. In that version there was no other option, for
the desktop install disk anyway. You can double click on the icon and
it will install everything to the hard drive. If you want, you can
then upgrade from there. Bring it over sometime if you want to do it
together.<br>
<br>
Stan<br>
<br>
Frank Dolinar wrote:
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face="Times New Roman">Hi, folks,<br>
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop.<br>
There is nothing on this system's HD that needs to be kept.<br>
I have over time downloaded versions of Ubuntu from 6.06 through
9.10 and created CDs from the ISO images.<br>
In all cases I believe these to be installation disks.<br>
Booting the computer with the CD in the drive brings up the LiveCD
functions, but I'm not finding a way to actually initiate the
installation process.<br>
Any suggestions will be appreciated.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Frank<br>
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