[ubuntu-za] SOLVED(I think) Can't Install 10.04 on a clean Disk?

[vincent]

On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 20:22 +0200, vincent wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 13:56 -0400, Lee Sharp wrote:
> > On 06/02/2011 01:02 PM, vincent wrote:
> > 
> > OK.  I missed that.  Then you may not need a boot partition...  Will the 
> > alt-install CD work?
> > 
> > 			Lee
> > 
> 
> I haven't tried an alt cd. although, I think I've only got an old 8.04
> alt. It should work tho, 7.04 works & if I'm not mistaken, its the same
> file system. ext3.
> 
> I'll try & let you know.
> 
> Vincent
> 
> 
It was an 8.10 alt. Installed OK. Although, a weird thing, it complained
that it couldn't find the cd-rom, this despite the fact that I was using
a brand new DVD writer thats supposed to be able to read everything from
Egyptian biblical tablets to just below blu-ray.I then got out an old cd
writer & presto it installed.I then dug out my original 10.04 which was
burnt to a cd & it installed as well.Go figure.
The confusing thing is that I've used the DVD writer successfully up to
now?
Debian 6 also complained of not finding the cd-rom, but this is on a DVD
& the cd writer can't read it, so maybe I'll just have to wonder what
Debian is about & stay with ubuntu.Oh well.

Lee, thanks so much for all your patience & help. Really appreciated.

Vincent