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I have the install discs for ubuntu 4-7, but the only one I can get to work is 4. All the others have read errors or mess up mid-installation. Is there any way I can upgrade one by one until I reach seven without using the CDs or is there maybe another way to upgrade using the CDs? Here are my specs if that is any help:
Manufacturer:
HP Pavilion 061
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory:
1536MB RAM
Hard Drive:
193 GB with 300 GB external
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra by TweaksRUs
Aloha,
Are you able to download iso images from the net? The disc you have may be corrupted. Perhaps downloading Gusty Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 and burning the iso to a CD then using that for an install will work better. Two things to remember there are, verify the iso image and the burnt cd with the MD5SUM and burn the cd at the slowest speed of your burner.
Mahalo,
Edward
It might be possibly, but its pretty unlikely, as you're probably gonna constantly run into closed repositories, etc. To make it work, you'd have to upgrade from 4-5.10, then 5.10-6.06, 6.06-6.10, 6.10-7.04. That would take freakin forever. Not to mention, repos to get from 4.x to 5.10 are likely closed, and 5.10-6.06 is probably also closing fast.
If you have no way to download Ubuntu(either because you're on Dial up, or no CD Burner, or whatever), then I would suggest going to Ubuntu.com, and requesting a Free CD of the current Version, 7.04, or waiting a couple weeks until they offer free CD's of the newest version, 7.10.
Aloha,
Are you able to download iso images from the net? The disc you have may be corrupted. Perhaps downloading Gusty Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 and burning the iso to a CD then using that for an install will work better. Two things to remember there are, verify the iso image and the burnt cd with the MD5SUM and burn the cd at the slowest speed of your burner.
Mahalo,
Edward
that is the thing. I have the .isos of 4-7 all burned onto CDs and I used the slowest burn speed possible, and I tried burning new discs thinking they were messed up. They all get errors except for 4.
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Originally Posted by IndyGunFreak
It might be possibly, but its pretty unlikely, as you're probably gonna constantly run into closed repositories, etc. To make it work, you'd have to upgrade from 4-5.10, then 5.10-6.06, 6.06-6.10, 6.10-7.04. That would take freakin forever. Not to mention, repos to get from 4.x to 5.10 are likely closed, and 5.10-6.06 is probably also closing fast.
If you have no way to download Ubuntu(either because you're on Dial up, or no CD Burner, or whatever), then I would suggest going to Ubuntu.com, and requesting a Free CD of the current Version, 7.04, or waiting a couple weeks until they offer free CD's of the newest version, 7.10.
If there is a way to upgrade through the terminal or with the other CDs I have without booting up with them, I'll do it and I have the time. Is there anyway that you know of I am sure I can find a repository somewhere.
that is the thing. I have the .isos of 4-7 all burned onto CDs and I used the slowest burn speed possible, and I tried burning new discs thinking they were messed up. They all get errors except for 4.
If there is a way to upgrade through the terminal or with the other CDs I have without booting up with them, I'll do it and I have the time. Is there anyway that you know of I am sure I can find a repository somewhere.
I can't give you a definite yes/no answer, but in my personal opinion, this is going to be VERY unlikely. You said the other CD's are not working, so they are pretty much out of the question.
If for whatever reason you can't download and burn an ISO, just request a free CD. My understanding is, they get them to you in about a week. Unless of course, you're not in the US.
Then there are some online sources to buy them fairly cheap.
I have the CDs. I get a disc read error on all of them and I tried replacing the DVD drive so I just assumed my motherboard isn't compatible. So CDs are out of the question, even ordering because I've tried the CD that you can order and it won't work.
I have the CDs. I get a disc read error on all of them and I tried replacing the DVD drive so I just assumed my motherboard isn't compatible. So CDs are out of the question, even ordering because I've tried the CD that you can order and it won't work.
A disk read error? What type of disks are you using and what application are you using to burn them? Also, what speed do you burn them at? Remember, the slower the better. I always burn mine around 2x.
Hope that helps. I have a feeling there's something wrong in the way you're burning these, pretty unlikely that 4 different ones would be bad. If you can't boot the CDs, I dont know how you expect to upgrade using them (unless the problem is drive related, but it doesn't appear it is)
I'll ask again, what type of disks are you using, are they R or RW, how fast are you burning them, etc? I believe this problem is gonna trace back to something on your end..
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