Cannot boot from CD or external USB

[NoOp]

On 08/22/2014 04:06 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
...
> * The live CDs - I tried a few of them - ALL work just fine when 
> inserted into the Windows machine on my desk.
> It is therefore probably safe to assume, that those are OK too.
> 
> Conclusion:
> -> the hardware seems to OK
> -> the live CD seems to be OK
> Task: find a way to "run" the program and install the "damn thing" 
> (14.04) .
> Is there such a way to get into those programs, or do I have to be 
> satisfied with 12.04 for eternity (in the not so distant future the 
> community will tell me, support has ended and I should update my system 
> ...)?

F9 at first boot indication will usually give you a menu so that you can
select what to boot from.

You can install from ISO:
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot>
Easy way to boot to 14.04 from ISO is to use grml-rescueboot:
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot#grml-rescueboot>
after following the grml instructions, downloading and placing the 14.04
ISO in /boot/grml & 'sudo update-grub' reboot and you'll see the 14.04
grub menu entry that you can boot into.