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Installing 7.10 amd64 ubuntu

Asked by C10CKVV0RK

I am trying to install ubuntu on my system. I downloaded the iso, burnt to a cd, and booted with it. i choose the option to run or install ubuntu. it goes to the screen where the bar is going back and forth. does that for a while, then a little bit of the bar comes out of the end and the caps lock blinks and there is a kernel panic. i have tried the "noapic nolapic..." and it seems to be working fine until i get these messages:

VFS: cannot open root device "<null>" or unknown-device(8,1)
please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic-not syncing:VFS:unable to mount root fs

I've only worked with ubuntu once with a boot cd for fixing a part of windows, and i want to start trying with ubuntu. i have a feeling i would like it, but i can't get it installed.
because i don't know very much about it, i am trying to dual boot with windows xp, I realize this may bring cringes on many faces, but i am not ready to completely dismiss windows. any help would be appreciated, but i am new to this so you will have to "spell it out" for me.

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#1

my system is a HP dv2120us with a 2x amd64 turion TL-50, 2gb 667MHZ ram, 250gb hard drive, nvidia 6150 video card

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) said : 		#2

Dual booting is absolutely fine, it's a great way to start. The first thing I'd try is Check Integrity option on the CD. Followed by memtest for at least 10 minutes.

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#3

the cd integrity test said that i have an error with one file. memtest gives me no errors. should i burn the iso at a slower speed to get it more accurate?

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#4

also i should say that the i386 version works fine

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) said : 		#5

Slower speed might help. But also verify the integrity of the iso you downloaded. If you used bittorrent you don't need to do that. I usually verify files in bittorrent cause it can easily repair a little bit of them.

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#6

no, i didn't use bit torrent, i just downloaded it straight from the sight.
burning at a different speed did not produce different results

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Best Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) said : 		#7

Do the integrity test again (on the new cd). If it fails with the same
error then their is a very good chance your download corrupted for some
reason. Your going to need to redownload it (I suggest using a torrent and
tricking the torrent program to think that the iso you already downloaded is
the one it is trying to download. Then do a check on it using the torrent
program. It should only have to redownload a few megs.
Torrent Link:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

You could also just redownload it the normal way and then verify it's
integrity in windows.

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flakeman2 (devinflake) said : 		#8

I always download iso's with bittorrent and have never had a problem with corruption. I would recommend giving that a try. Everybody has their favorite bittorrent client but I like utorrent for Windows and Azureus for Linux. http://www.utorrent.com/download.php Here is a link to the Gutsy LiveCD torrent http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#9

ok, well, now i have a working version, thanks for the suggestion, but i have one more question. what should i use to partion away from free space from my c drive?

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) said : 		#10

The installer should give you the option. If it doesn't (or you don't trust it) System -> Administration -> Partition Manager or gParted (or similar)

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) said : 		#11

Oh.. and I personally strongly recommend you to defrag windows first. And be CAREFUL if you do it yourself, it can take a LONG time.

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#12

i have defraged. the partition manager in ubuntu says that i have a bad sector, i tried the using the --bad-sector switch in the command line, but it says that my permission was denied. any other ideas?

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) said : 		#13

A bad sector on the hard drive? Or the integrity check for the CD failed again?

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#14

in the hard drive. i already ran the windows disc scan and it completed without any errors

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) said : 		#15

What program is giving you this error? The install or Gparted? I don't know very much about this, so you might want to open a new question with the specific error you are getting.

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#16

ok, i will open up a new ticket. thanks for the help with the original question

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C10CKVV0RK (clockwork-rose) said : 		#17

Thanks gQuigs, that solved my question.