create a boot-able disk from an iso file

[Doug]

On 01/10/2011 02:29 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
> On 01/10/2011 02:16 PM, Doug wrote:
>> On 01/10/2011 11:16 AM, Colin Law wrote:
>>> On 10 January 2011 15:52, Bill Stanley<bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>> I finally was able to run Brosero of the ISO. There was a file name
>>>> problem
>>>> which I overcame by renaming the file. I was still unsuccessful.
>>>>
>>>> 1 the resulting disk was too large for a cr so I tried to create a DVD
>>>> instead. This seemed to work well in that a DVD was created and
>>>> verified by
>>>> Brasero to be good. However, I was unable to boot from the DVD. I 
>>>> think
>>>> the computer allows booting from a DVD but I am not sure. It is an 
>>>> Dell
>>>> Inspiron 1501 and has a DVD disk reader/burner installed.
>>> Have you checked the boot sequence by going into the BIOS on startup
>>> and checking the the CD/DVD drive is checked before the hard disk?
>>>
>>> Where did you get the image from?
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>> Yes, check the bios. I have a similar laptop (1505) and it definitely
>> _will_
>> boot from a CD or a DVD. I just tried the Zorin DVD, and it works.
>
> Very good news!  Now some further questions.  On the download page of 
> the Ubuntu website I see that there is a separate web-page for 
> netbooks.  What's the difference (if any) between a laptop and a 
> netbook.   I suspect that I do not want the netbook version.  Should I 
> go to the desktop download page and select 64-bit desktop?  I have, up 
> to now, used only a traditional desktop.  Are there special procedures 
> to use when installing Ubuntu to a laptop?
>
> Bill Stanley
>
After my previous reply, it occurred to me: if you actually burned a 
DVD, does your laptop have a DVD drive, or only a CD?
The Ubuntu 10.10 download fits on a CD, so if you burned a DVD, you may 
need to go back and burn a CD.
You do _not_ want a 64 bit version--your laptop only has a 32 bit 
processor, and the 64 bit will not work at all.

The difference you asked about is in the GUI--the standard version 
(basically for desktops) uses Gnome.  The netbook and
(maybe) the laptop version uses something else, of which the general 
consensus is--DON'T!  Just use the standard version.
I have standard versions of 4 Linuxes (including Ubuntu 10.10) on my 
Dell laptop, plus XP Professional.  (I put in a larger hard
  drive.)  There is no special procedure.  Just follow the directions on 
the disk.

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