Ubuntu

installation issue

Asked by tgarrett on 2008-02-06

I attempted install ubuntu 7.10 on a cleaned 20GB HDD, 512 MB RAM of Dell GX270. The Live CD runs forever ... non stop but it never pass the first optional menu screen. Noise produced from HDD or CD drive during the process of installation but it had not progress. Why?

If I reload XP on the system processes installation without troubles, what was wrong with the Ubuntu live CD that i downloaded from Purdue mirror site?

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Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu Edit question

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Solved by:: Allen Chemist

Solved:: 2008-02-07

Last query:: 2008-02-07

Last reply:: 2008-02-06

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Ram (orm4u) said on 2008-02-06:

I have read somewhere that after "downlaoding" the Ubuntu, the software needs to be burned on CD /DVD as IMAGE. I don't think nero will allow you to chooses the options while creating a cd. For Windows, donload "infrarecorder" at http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?groupname=infrarecorder&filename=ir0441_unicode.exe&use_mirror=superb-west.

Once this is installed, go to the actions in the menu bar and select "record image" option & contiue with the correct location of your "ubuntu" download ( ~697MB). Use this cd for installing the software.

Hope this helps - good luck

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Allen Chemist (alchemist) said on 2008-02-06:

Ram, if he has the "options screen", it means it was burned correctly as an image :) The easiest "test" to ask if it was burned correctly is if they have one file on the disc (i.e. the iso) or a lot of files on the cd (burned correctly). Most programs do burn images, but sometimes the option to do so is hidden in a menu, and lots of users end up burning the iso to a cd not as an image.

As for the problem at hand, when you said "deleted the splash screen", did you also erase quiet? Do you get any sort of output before it went dark? If you haven't tried this already, give this a shot and hopefully it will reveal some sort of information:

Edit the boot line, remove "quiet splash --" and add the noacpi noapic nousb vga=XXX
where XXX are three numbers from the table here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers

Hope this helps!
-Allen

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2008-02-06:

Please make some common check using first boot menu Ubuntu live cd options...
This: http://i18.tinypic.com/6tzzndc.jpg
Try to perform the "Memory test" and the "Check cd for defects"

When your pc seem freezed or locked or the install seems stalled:
- try to press CTR + ALT + F1 ... F2... to F7 to see some errors or warning

If you are still in trouble... please reboot your pc and starting with Ubuntu live cd please try to put some common Ubuntu kernel live cd options you can find the boot options howto here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
Remove the "quiet" and "splash" parameter to see startup infos, warnings and/or errors messages.
Then you can try some paramaters by put them one by one or together are:
noacpi nolapic nodma all_generic_ide

If this don't work i suggest you to download and burn on a cd at lower speed you can do (4x)
here an howto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
the Ubuntu alternate install cd iso image ( ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso ) you can download this cd from here: http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/

Hope this helps

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tgarrett (tgarrett42) said on 2008-02-07:

Allen

Thanks for the great feedback.I am not sure what fixed it.I did unload the prevoiuse version of nero 6.0 i had an downloaded 8.0 as a trail version.Found an option to burn image/iso and used that after buring the new disk this is number 3 I tried it when I got home and now it started loading thats good .Now I am at the portition screen and not sure what to do.I am new with linux and have wanted to try it for years have been working with windows since old 3.11 days.

Tom

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2008-02-07:

a) If you want only Ubuntu on your pc select use entire disk...

b) if you want to setup your pc in dual mode ( Ubuntu + an already installed Windows... )
please watch this video http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/Installing_Ubuntu_with_Windows_Dual-Boot

Hope this helps

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tgarrett (tgarrett42) said on 2008-02-07:

I tried to selct entire disk ,not worried about dual boot i have another machine with xp already.now i am at creat a portition. had a use as box with ext3 an mount point blank what do I do?

marcobra <email address hidden> wrote: Your question #24011 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/24011

marcobra posted a new comment:
a) If you want only Ubuntu on your pc select use entire disk...

b) if you want to setup your pc in dual mode ( Ubuntu + an already installed Windows... )
please watch this video http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/Installing_Ubuntu_with_Windows_Dual-Boot

Hope this helps

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