[ltp] KUBUNTU Install

[Joerg Bruehe]

Richard, all,

Richard Neill wrote:
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> The big problem here is that the *CD* isn't working! SO I think your=20
> advice perhaps isn't appropriate in this case. The major problem here i=
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> that the usb-cdrom is non bootable. Worse, there is now no working OS o=
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> the machine at all, just grub. So I think it's down to one of:
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>  * USB boot  (via USB stick)
>  * PXE network boot (with TFTP on another machine)
>  * Floppy disc boot - and hope that the USB CDROM is supported
>  * Hardware hack - eg remove drive and install in a different machine.

I cannot comment on the pros and cons of these approaches (luckily, I=20
could always boot from CD),
but if your disk is big enough I still maintain you should leave a=20
partition free and use it for a second system. However small and=20
functionally limited it may be, it will at least allow you to boot your=20
machine and do repair work (or get files off it, or ...).

But as you say your grub is working  -  isn't it possible to instruct=20
grub (from its command line) to boot from some other device, like the=20
CDROM via USB ?
I admit I never tried, but still it might be worth some searching=20
because then you could again run a standard install.


J=F6rg

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Joerg Bruehe  - persoenliche Aeusserung / speaking only for himself
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