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failure to start x server issue

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I have tried to install ubuntu 7.04 twice now. It boots to the ubuntu screen fine but when I select install it shows the ubuntu loading screen and then brings up a really messed up text screen and gives me a error message and crashes. Any help would be appreciated. Any more info needed let me know

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Andrea Corbellini (andrea.corbellini) said : 		#1

Use Ubuntu Alternate. It's for special configurations for old PCs or small RAMs.
For the general architecture: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloading?release=desktop-newest&arch=i386&mirror=&debug=%5B%27country_US%27%2C+%27country_UK%27%2C+%27continent_NA%27%5D&download-button=&alternatecd=alternate

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Anthony (dashren) said : 		#2

Thanks but I don't think that this is the issue. I just tried again and it gave me and the error message is that my x application failed so it cannot open the graphical portion it states that I need to configure it and then retry. I think that my processor is fine a P4 at 2.4 and 512 mg or ram with 16 gb free hd space.

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Paul Boren (pmboren-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

I have a Dell 4100 dual-booting Feisty now and agree that your hardward should be adequate.

Have you tried the CD integrity check option shown on the LiveCD startup screen?

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Anthony (dashren) said : 		#4

Yes I tried that and it says that everything is fine with the cd. I just ran it again and a more and I now have more details on the error message that I am getting. I says after I choose install ubuntu and if goes thru the loading process but before it gets to the actual ubuntu page that "there was a failure to start the x server" and it asks if I want to see the x server output. When I say yes the error code is bcm43xx.microcode5.fw not available or failed to load. Then another window pops up and states that the x server is disabled and that I should restart GDM when correctly configured. I'm thinking this has to have somthing to do with the drivers for my graphic controller which is the XGI Volari XP5. Any suggestions? I really would like this to work on this computer and it is just getting frusterating.

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Anthony (dashren) said : 		#5

I have looked around and I'm thinking that it is the graphic controller. I have two Ideas that I would like to try one is to use the vesa driver off of the live cd and the other possibility I read about is that I can install an updated driver that is supposed to fix my problem the only thing is that I don't know how to do either. Is there a way to choose a driver in the command prompt and to update the driver do I have to burn it to a disk then use the update driver install option at ubuntu boot? Any help would be much appreciated.

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Best Andrea Corbellini (andrea.corbellini) said : 		#6

Try Ubuntu Alternate or the safe graphics mode, please.
This will resolve the problem during the installation. If not, I think it is an hardware problem.

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Anthony (dashren) said : 		#7

Thanks Andrea Corbellini, that solved my question.