How come I cannot get Ubuntu to run off a DVD?
by darkerlink on October 18, 2010Q: I tried to download Ubuntu it completed installation then I tried to put it on a DVD and it is on the DVD but it will not run.
Q: I tried to download Ubuntu it completed installation then I tried to put it on a DVD and it is on the DVD but it will not run.
I’ll need some more details:
First confirm you followed the instructions *Exactly word-for-word* that Ubuntu provides here: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
If you didn’t follow those instructions exactly, go back and try again. Read them throughly. Odds are any assistance I give you is going to be copy/pasted right from that page.
You say it “completed installation”, does that mean that you successfully made it to the very last step of the instructions or did you do something different?
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on October 18, 2010 at 8:47 am
I did not know about that page. I will check it out.
darkerlink (Newbie) says: on October 18, 2010 at 9:31 am
Ok I can now say I have followed the instructions exactly the disk will work for a while you get a welcome screen and can choose to boot a live cd or to install I have tried both and the both start to work but after a few seconds the screen goes blank and does not come on for hours so I shut of computer take out disk and try booting computer it boots with windows as usual.
darkerlink (Newbie) says: on October 31, 2010 at 10:58 am
Ubuntu has some troubleshooting documentation on this problem. See this page for details: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/BlankScreen
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on November 1, 2010 at 8:23 am
How do I know which one is going to help.
darkerlink (Newbie) says: on November 2, 2010 at 9:27 pm
You try each of them.
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on November 2, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Is there any way I could convince you to help me remotely.
darkerlink (Newbie) says: on November 3, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Yes, but this specific issue probably wouldn’t allow a remote connection to the PC for me to review the problem. Additionally, there would be a considerable fee for this type of work.
You might want to try: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on November 3, 2010 at 3:14 pm