Compact discs (CDs) are a form of removable media that has been integral to the computer world for over two decades. CDs have the ability to store data and most computers today have an optical drive for reading and writing data to a CD.
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13.04 does not recognise installation CD
I burned downloaded ISO to a CD and installed Ubuntu 13.04 from this disc.
When updating software (broadcom WIFI) the system asks me to load the "Raring Ringtail CD" - which I do, however Ubuntu ...
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How to burn 801MB iso file
I have ubuntu 11.10 (XFce) and I download Xubuntu 13.04 64Bit iso file that have 801MB and both brasero and XFburn can't burn that image on 800MB CD-R. Can I burn that image on that CD using overburn ...
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Trouble installing Ubuntu 13.04 from DVD
After having a virtual version of Ubuntu 12.04 on my Windows 7 computer for a while, I intended to install Ubuntu 13.04 on the computer itself today in parallel with Windows 7.
Since I don't have a ...
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installing ubuntu from dvd
i have downloaded ubuntu to give it a go on a spare pc.
i followed the instructions and set up a dvd. it works and brings up the demo page if you put it in a pc already booted up, but i can not get ...
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Unable to save anything to CD, disc mounts as Read-Only
I have recently upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 64 bits and now I can't save nothing to CD.
The CD is mounted automatically when I introduce a CD-ROM but in gnome-disks shows:
$ dmesg | grep sr0
sr0: ...
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Installing Call of Duty 1 with CD, error while changing CD :(
So, I am new with Ubuntu and all, and I'm trying to install Call of Duty 1 with the installation key. I have Wine installed and I open the CD file with it. It starts installing, everything is fine. ...
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missing CD/DVD storage in ubuntu 12.04 (VMWare)
The CDROM does not show up and I know I need to mount it but there is no mount point '/dev/cdrom' - am I looking for the wrong mount point? Do I need to create the mount point?
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Install task from server installation CD
I have installed ubuntu server 12.04 from cd and selected just openssh-server during installation, now I want to install lamp-server and samba-server on it. This Server is without internet connection. ...
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cannot boot into ubuntu
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 onto my Acer Aspire 5735Z. I have downloaded and burned the image to a CD (correctly as per your guide).
I have set my bios to boot CD first, disabled quite boot, ...
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Linux installation specific questions not answered online?
I need to know if i create a Live usb bootable distro with persistence files, can i later use the usb to install the distro to the hard drive?
If so will the persistence files install the distro in ...
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Windows 8 live cd [closed]
I downloaded the iso file and burned it to a dvd but it doesn't seem to be burnt to it correctly I cant boot Ubuntu from it.
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If I have a CD or ipod can I put the music on it on to Ubuntu one?
I have a CD and ipod with a bunch of music that I would like to have put on to Ubuntu one is there any way I could do that so I do not have to go back to windows or mac to uses my ipod.
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How can I find what process is trying to write to a CD that's offline?
I've got a Virtual CD which can mount remote media via IPMI. After doing an install of Ubuntu 12.10 I'm getting this error every 2 sec in the syslog and on the console:
[628.890722] sr 6:0:0:0: ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu 12.04.2 from iso to install
My computer won't boot up the installation iso file from the CD. I've gone into bios and enabled boot from cd-rom. The system won't recognize that it can be boot from this file. I have windows xp. ...
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How do I share my Audio CD?
I used to use samba to share my CD's including audio CD's. I used to mount them "/mnt/cdrom" or "/media/cdrom" with a entry in "/etc/fstab" and entry in "smb.conf" to share that location but now!
I ...
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What's the difference between “cd ../” vs. “cd /..”?
What do these two commands mean?
cd ../
cd /..
I am ending up in two directories upwards the tree on the first command and in the root directory from the second command. Why does that happen?
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How do I transfer temporary CD files to bootable USB?
I created a CD with 12.04 and downloaded (and installed) a bunch of stuff. In Ubuntu, (running from the CD) I created a bootable USB with 12.10. How to I transfer my previously downloaded files to the ...
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How to read corrupt disc
I have a corrupt mini DVD, which was used in a camcorder. It appears to be corrupt (did not play on camcorder) and won't open. I don't know what to try to fix it. Is there a way?
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Is there a way to burn Ubuntu on a CD ROM?
I was trying to install Ubuntu on an older laptop which doesn't have a DVD ROM or a USB boot capabilities. Is there an option to burn the image files to a Cd ROM? I am pretty sure that the size of ...
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How do I burn Mp3 files in to a CD so I can listen them in my stereo? [duplicate]
I have 65 music in Mp3 format. I want to burn these music for a CD-R to play it with my stereo system.
I have an Ubuntu 12.04.
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Does Ubuntu run from a CD/DVD save data ONLY in memory?
If I create a proper LiveCD and run the OS from the disc does it save any information on a hard-drive or is it ALL saved to the PC's memory? I've looked around for a clear, direct "yes/no" answer to ...
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How can I prevent users accessing anything but their own home directory?
How can I disable the users to go out from the home folder. For example, I have a NTFS partition mounted under /media/ntfs, so if the user logs in through ssh he can reach this partition. How can I ...
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Can't test Ubuntu from CD [duplicate]
When I'm trying to boot Linux by selecting ,,Try Linux,, in CD menu after 5 minutes of loading I see static screen with Ubuntu logo(dots are not blinking)
I also tried to boot from ,,install Linux,, ...
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Why is the command line needed to erase CDs and DVDs [closed]
Ubuntu 12.10 Newbie questions. Why do you have to use command prompts to erase CDs & DVDs on Ubuntu 12.10 when it has disc burning software like Brasero? Those commands are not working.
I do not ...
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Unable to open CD
I have just moved from Windows to Ubuntu. Before I uninstalled windows I put some documents that I needed on a CD. Once I had installed Ubuntu I put the CD in to get the files back. But all I get is ...
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Black screen After lauching ubuntu [duplicate]
i downloaded ubuntu both on a CD(black) and the exe version, i tried to launch but after i click unbuntu the screen goes black and shuts off my moniter even though my combuter is still on
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Cannot read CD/DVD
Whenever I insert a CD/DVD in my drive, I cannot read them. Tried manually mounting them, but it shows: no medium found on /dev/sr0. I can only burn DVD (but not CD). My drive is okay, If I boot into ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 reads CD-R as Blank CD-R
Recently tried inserting Pimsleur Langauage CD set into HP Pavillion dv6000 running Ubuntu 12.10 freshly updated. Each time and every disk came up as a Blank CD-R. Audio cd's run fine and most ...
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Lubuntu live CD boot drops to Busybox console
Trying to install Lubuntu 12.10 to an old PC (Duron 1200 on Asus A7N266-VM with 756MB). I did an MD5 check of the ISO. First couple of burns to CD-RW wouldn't boot, so tried again to CD-R with verify ...
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How to 'cd' to a directory found with 'find'?
I have a file in gmai.rb in the below directory:
root@ubuntu:~# find / -name gmail.rb|more
/media/aruprakshit/FA686DE4686DA05D/Rubyscript/gmail.rb
But when i am trying to reach to the Rubyscript ...
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After installing Ubuntu side by side with Win 8 (UEFI) lost the boot option to boot from removable media in EFI settings
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 side by side with Windows 8 on my laptop. Initially to get the computer to boot from a disk I had to go add the option in the EFI settings. Now that I've successfully ...
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Ubuntu Install - Won't fit on CD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I burn the 12.10 790MB ISO to a CD?
iso image too big for a cd
Ubuntu won't fit on a CD
I need to install to a clean drive and have downloaded Ubuntu 12.10.
The ...
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Can't get Audio CD Extractor to open when I insert a CD
When I insert a CD I want Audio CD Extractor to open. Right now Banshee opens.
I've gone to System Settings, Removable Media and I have chosen Audio CD Extractor for how CD Audio media should be ...
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No cd Rom. No installation?
I do not have a cd rom on my netbook.
It is an aspire one and I cannot install ubuntu due to be not having a cd rom.
Can i use usb ports? And how to i make a "live" usb drive?
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No display when trying to install 12.04 from CD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I failed to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04.
So I need to make a clean install of 12.04 from a CD. I ...
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'Error Splicing File: Input/Output Error' When Copying from a CD
I'm trying to copy some files from a CD to my harddrive, but I keep getting the error:
Error Splicing File: Input/Output Error
The files ARE still copying, but only at about 2.5kB/s and the CD drive ...
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Burning a Mp3 audio CD in Ubuntu12.10
Brsero or K3B by default take note of the total play time, hence even if your total content is less than 700 MB but play time is more than 80 min the contents can not be burnt. But making a data CD ...
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Determine CD/DVD burn date
How can I determine the date when a CD/DVD was written?
I have already tried Disc info in Nero4Linux and cdrecord -v dev=xxx -toc, but unfortunately none of them gave me the answer.
I know there ...
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Ubuntu CD Boots to Black Screen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I have a new Asus N76 Notebook and just downloaded the lastest ubuntu 12.10 desktop CD (x64). When ...
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How do I set it such that DVDs and CDs autorun?
As per title, I'd like to know how in 12.10 you set it such that DVDs and CDs autorun.
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Ubuntu does not start from CD
Installed 11.10, I tried to start 12.04 from CD but just got the purple screen with color changing dots and then name Ubuntu.
CD drive control LED shows 2 seconds with 5 seconds pause... Drive ...
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CD dirve not mounted
CD drive not mounted afetr I moved to Kubuntu 12.10. My laptop is an Acer Aspire 5670. Any suggestions, guys?
Thanks
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CD tray opens by itself
Upgraded from 10.04 lts amd64 to 12.04 lts amd64 on a system running without a glitch for years. Now my CD-ROM burner opens by itself like in the bottom question that was closed by a moderator. A DVD ...
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How to move one directory back when path contains symlink
I want to move one directory back in Thunar when I get into by symbolic link. I know that in terminal I can use cd -P but I want to obtain this behavior in Thunar.
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Disk Utility. Format CD-RW to blanck : Error creating filesystem
I got this error when I went to format a rewritable cd with Disk utility.
Disk was unmounted as demanded.
Error creating file system: helper exited with exit code 1:
Error calling fsync(2) on ...
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Can i emulate a CD-ROM through a USB cable to another computer?
So I was wondering if anyone out there knew a way to do something like the following
1. Mount ISO/DVD on Host
2. share through a USB connection: Making the client think the USB connection is a native ...
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Ubuntu reads all my CD-R as blanks
I have recently burned a couple of cd's with Ubuntu only .mp3 files in them but now I wanted to try them on my Ubuntu PC and it still tells me they are empty. I tried them on a Windows based PC an it ...
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Is there a way to create an installation CD instead of a DVD? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I burn the 790Meg ISO to a CD?
Is there also a way to create an installation CD instead of a DVD for the latest version of Ubuntu 12.10 ?
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Why are there no alternate CDs?
In trying to download the latest release, I see there are no alternate CDs available. Previously I have needed them in order to install with a linux software raid root. Does the lack of alternate ...
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My laptop wont boot from ubuntu installation disc
I just burned Ubuntu 12.10 x64 to a DVD (cd is too small) and put it in my laptop. When I rebooted, there was a violet screen and that keyboard logo. And then a black screen with _ in top left corner. ...
