Cant installation Ubuntu? please help!

Asked by Pieter

I tried to installed Ubuntu 10.04, I reset the computer, it booted up the cdrw first, started too install, when the icon at the bottom middle of the screen a paired I pressed any key on my keyboard and the Ubuntu window a paired, I set the language F2 (english) KB Mapping F3 (USA) modes F4 (OEM install) Accessibility F5 (None) Other options F6 (Free software only) then arrow down to Install Ubuntu, Enter, you can hear the driver kick in, then a screen comes up with call trace and a load of numbers, at the bottom of the screen it has 6.130148] error_code+0x73/0x80, what does this mean>?

Specs: celeron d 2.0ghz 512mbram 40gb seagate, hd formatted, boot up cdrom first.

Downloaded Ubuntu iso. unpacked and burnt to a cdrom with iso pro and nero 7.5 to a 700mb.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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Did you MD5 test the ISO you downloaded?
Did you burn at the slowest speed you could?
Did you check the CD for defects once booted to initially?
Have you tested your RAM for errors?

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
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Check CD following this link:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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May be your Ubuntu live install cd is not perfect or it can't be read from your cdrom drive please verify it...

Here some general note and howto:

The main ubuntu site is this: www.ubuntu.com and the download location is this
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

Prerequisites: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
Please also be sure to read the release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes

1) please download the 700 mb file http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download simply press on download button
To avoid download errors please prefer to download the desired ubuntu iso install cd image using the torrent protocol.
2) check the md5sum of downloaded file to be sure it have no error https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

Only if the md5sum number match with this: http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.04/MD5SUMS go to the next steps otherwise
install a torrent client i suggest you http://deluge-torrent.org/ if you are using Windows and download the iso using a .torrent link from here:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

3) burn the iso image onto a cd, to do it install and use http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5
4) insert the self made install cd into your pc cdrom drive and reboot your pc. You must not see Windows starting and you can try Ubuntu from cdrom and then install it

If you have trouble with installation (the system freeze or you can't complete it) be sure to read the above suggestions, then:

1.a ) Please boot entirely (you must not see windows starting) from Ubuntu live install cd and when the system start to boot from cd you will see two bottom screen icons (keyboard and man inside circle ) please press space (choose your desired language) then a screen textual center menu will appear to you with this items in it:

Try Ubuntu without installing
Install Ubuntu
Check disc for defects
Test memory
Boot from first hard disk

Please select "Check disc for defects" and press enter to test if your cd-driver can read in a good way the live install cd... or if the install cd have some defective file in it.
Then please also perform a Test memory to be sure your pc RAM memory have not any issue

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-blank-screen-at-startup.html

---- Trouble with intel8xxx graphic cards:

please try this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

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