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installation problem

Asked by Ram

Ubuntu 8.04LTS version. It worked fine on one of my laptop but had problem with another (Fujitsu Cseries). When i boot from the CD, I get the starting menu where we are given 4 options and I have selected the second option to install it. Then I see a progress bar moving after some time instead of getting the Install splash screen i get the console. I just don't understand what command needs to be typed nor does it allows me to reboot as i don't have root previlages. Is it a problem of hardware detection? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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This question was originally filed as bug #252029.

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Connor Imes (ckimes) said : 		#1

This sounds more like a support request than a bug report, so I am converting it to a question.

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Connor Imes (ckimes) said : 		#2

RE: Your question.

The LiveCD does not work for everybody, so if you are just going to install, I suggest trying the alternate install cd which is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download by checking the box at the bottom. The alternate cd uses a text based installer rather than a live session, but it is still intuitive and easy to use. The LiveCD simply doesn't have support for all hardware, but the alternate cd works for basically everybody.

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