Ubuntu UNR Image img vs. iso

[Steven Susbauer]

On Fri, 22 May 2009 14:36:11 -0500, Jason Crain <jason at bluetree.ath.cx>  
wrote:

> On Thu, May 21, 2009 2:12 pm, Refugio Rochin wrote:
>> I am trying to install Ubuntu notebook remix on my notebook using
>> VirtualBox by Sun.  I do not have a 1GB flash drive, I was trying to
>> save the *.img file to my hard drive, and then access it from a file.
>> However, the Virtual Box is not recognizing the *.img file.  I tried
>> accessing through floppy drives, and changing the extension from img
>> to iso, but it doesn't work.
>> What can I do.
>> I am somewhat of a novice...  Perhaps simply downloading the desktop
>> ubuntu will work, but I think the Notebook Remix version is more
>> suited for my ATOM processor on EEE PC 1000.
>
> You are installing on a virtual machine?  I wouldn't expect that to work
> well on a netbook, but it's your call.  You need to connect the virtual
> machine's cd drive to the .iso.  Start the virtual machine and when its
> BIOS starts press F8 or whichever key it wants to boot from cd.
>

Ubuntu Netbook Remix is not shipped as an iso file, so you cannot connect  
a virtual machine to it without turning it into an iso via more means than  
just renaming it.

I provided a little how-to for creating a functional UNR iso (that also  
fixes bug 360925).

See my comments at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69754 -  
BTW, I did get around to burning the IMG to a DVD and it was able to  
install on an actual machine.