[!!] Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk

Ric Moore wayward4now at gmail.com
Mon May 23 07:53:32 UTC 2011


On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 21:43 -0300, Mariano Jara Melagrani/g wrote: 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm trying to install Ubuntu 11.04 on an old box (Celeron with 256 Mb
> RAM and a 40 Gb HD). So I've downloaded the iso image using a bitTorent
> client, checked the md5 hash and burnt it to a cd-rom. Then inserted the
> installation media, booted from it and the installation process began.
> 
> It all went well (apparently), until towards the end the following
> message appeared on the screen:
> 
> "[!!] Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk.
> 
> Please insert the disc labeled: 'Ubuntu _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386
> (20110426)'
> in the drive '/media/cdrom/' and press enter
> 
> media change"

You don't happen to have virus protection turned on in your bios? Ric

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