Iatkos 5i Installation Help EMERGENCY
I recently burned Iatkos 5i to a dvd and tried to install it, but when I try to format my hard drive under disk utilities to guid, the bar gets stuck at what looks like 1%. I cant do MBR either, but I can do that other one (Apple Something…
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I recently burned Iatkos 5i to a dvd and tried to install it, but when I try to format my hard drive under disk utilities to guid, the bar gets stuck at what looks like 1%. I cant do MBR either, but I can do that other one (Apple Something from OS 9.) But it doesnt want to install to that I get an error about 10% into the installation that it cant install a file. I really need some help on this, my computer is a Compaq Sr2011wm thats stock accept for I upgraded the RAM to a gig. I have an IDE western digital hard drive 80gb, not sure the rest. Celeron D 3.2ghz, Radeon Xpress 200. I completely wiped my hard drive before I tried all of this, please help.
, I can also answer any questions about my hardware or what I did.
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@erick2redget an ubuntu disk an d make MBR partition system with Ubuntu Live so u can go on with iatkos installation
I have an Ubuntu disk, but Im not really sure how to format an MBR system with it, can you please tell me how?
@erick2redjust run Ubuntu live and then gparted to format the drive, don't worry about Ubuntu just format MBR partition system
To be honest, im really confused, all that I know about MBR is that it stands for Master Boot record, but i dont even know what it does lol.
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@elijahkan8I recently burned Iatkos 5i to a dvd and tried to install it, but when I try to format my hard drive under disk utilities to guid, the bar gets stuck at what looks like 1%. I cant do MBR either, but I can do that other one (Apple Something from OS 9.) But it doesnt want to install to that I get an error about 10% into the installation…
get an ubuntu disk an d make MBR partition system with Ubuntu Live so u can go on with iatkos installation
just run Ubuntu live and then gparted to format the drive, don't worry about Ubuntu just format MBR partition system
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| @elijahkan8 | Primary Author | 4 | 2009-02-24 |
| @erick2red | Contributor | 2 | 2009-02-24 |