3.5.1 installation problem

[chris47]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ultimateedition/files/

Use unetbootin to make a bootable flash image of Ultimate Edition 3.5.1 on a flash disk.
The software is already present in 3.5(if you are using it)

Thanks downloading to the wife's laptop. No my 3.5 failed to load on the new drive as well as 3.4 for some reason.. Well I was downloading it, but now it says over 12hrs so I canceled..

[Xanayoshi]

Question, If I want to redownload again but to a usb, how is that accomplished? Do I burn it to the usb if that is possible. Or do you just download it and install.. Were do I get a copy of 3.5.1 again, I only see 3.5 or was 3.5 replaced with the newest version?

I also might mention Startup Disc Creator. Unetbootin is better normally but if you are using something that is Ubuntu, I have far more success with Startup than Unetbootin.

12 hours isn't unheard of for download. Make sure you aren't doing heavy internet activity at the same time.

Disc Drive...did you set this up already, it is better with a new drive to do the preleminary work with palimpsest or gparted at the very least. A good time to learn partitions if there ever was one. You know you can install 3 primary OS on a drive.

Burn is more in reference to laser, we are more in flash here. You can install with usb and you can install to usb. For example, on a netbook w/o cd/dvd you can take a USB installer and straight up install the OS to another USB just like it were a drive.

3.5.1 and 3.5 are both on the link. The newest, 3.5.1 is just higher on the list.

[ryanvade]

There is also dd


sudo dd bs=4M if=[location of .iso] of=/dev/sd[USB_DRIVE_location. For example /dev/sdc]

[pam]

Also disconnect the internet while installing Ultimate Edition. Language packs try to usurp the installation. That takes a very long time. You can skip it but if you are unaware just disconnect the cable/ or dont enter your wifi password.

[chris47]

Thanks everyone, downloaded 3.5 and going to try unetbootin in the mornig before work. Will report back later in the week, to let you know how it all ends

[chris47]

Ok made a bootable flash of 3.5.1 stuck it in a open usb. Reboot went to bios and made sure it was first boot. Reboot and noting. It just keeps on loading windows.

[chris47]

Now that I have it installed 3.5.1 was it this or 3.5 with the other desktop options.. Ok here is one for the strange books. After updating all software and Nvidia drivers to 319. One when the grub loader shows, it doesn't give me the option to boot to windows. Next I get the following dos info. What am I suppose to do with this? It won't boot back to the KDE desktop..

[pam]

im assuming you have successfully installed nvidia drivers.
Try adding the nomodeset parameter at boot when you get the grub screen. Press e and scroll down till where you see the word 'quiet'. Add space and add the word nomodeset after quiet. Press F10 to boot up.

Once in, from terminal or tty like yours above do this as root:
Check which OS grub has detected with the following command:

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os-prober

It will show windows.
Also update your grub config:

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update-grub2

Reboot and check to see if windows boots up.

[chris47]

Ok pam did the edit and it did not stick. Each time I would have to go to bios and do a hd over ride to get the grub menue. After the edit again it still did not work.. I reinstalled 3.5.1 again and now going to see what it does after I reinstall all the updates..

[chris47]

Ok after successfully reloading 3.5.1 from my usb stick, and updating all software including Nvidia driver 319 everything is working. but the only problem appears is that grub did not install or I can't find it any were.. I have to keep on going into bios and manually selecting which hd to boot to. My 2tb segate for windows or my 150gb Wd for 3.5.1. In the past grub was the default loader and my win7 installation was always listed.. So now the guestion how to get grub loaded? I did you suggestion pam in updating grub, but it still does not show.