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    Cant boot ubuntu live cd

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by viper5470, Mar 9, 2006.

  1. viper5470

    viper5470 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have windows and like it but i want to try ubuntu but i cant get the live cd to boot. Do i need to change my boot settings
     
    viper5470, Mar 9, 2006
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    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    Do you have your BIOS set to boot from CD as the first boot option?

    Do you get to any of the boot sequence of Ubuntu? If yes, where does it fail?
     
    qwester, Mar 9, 2006
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    i got it to work i had to change boot settings
     
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    Enjoy the world of free open source! :)
     
    qwester, Mar 9, 2006
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