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Ubuntu 8.10 wont Install

Asked by swift240

Hi all,
I have tried many times to Install Ubuntu 8.10 but every time I try my keyboard Caps lock and Scroll lock flashes and it locks up no further action.

I have tried a fresh Install and also I have loaded Ubuntu 8.10 in and then tried to do an Install but I cant even get it that far.

My motherboard is an Asus A8N-SLI SE dual core 64bit Athlon 3800+
WIth 3GB of DDR ram.
The harddrive is a new 80 gb and i have also tried it on a HD that I already have that to is a 80gb but same result both HD's are different company names.

I have no problems with Ubuntu 8.04.
I have tried the CD that came through the post and downloads but it is the same result, I just cant get Ubuntu 8.10 onto my PC.
I did do an upgrade from Ubuntu 8.4 to 8.10 but as soon is its on keyboard lights flash and my system freezes up.

Any help please.
TIA,
Mike.

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Manish Sinha (मनीष सिन्हा) (manishsinha) said : 		#1

I want to tell you that I too faced problems in installing 8.10 on many other systems. Many of my friends had the same problems.

Try to run it by disabling the acpi. Follow this tutorial.
http://djkaos.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/running-ubuntu-810-hp-6515b/

Though this is for HP6515b laptop. Try it out.

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swift240 (swift240-gmail) said : 		#2

Manish Sinha wrote:
> Your question #52192 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52192
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manish Sinha proposed the following answer:
> I want to tell you that I too faced problems in installing 8.10 on many
> other systems. Many of my friends had the same problems.
>
> Try to run it by disabling the acpi. Follow this tutorial.
> http://djkaos.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/running-ubuntu-810-hp-6515b/
>
> Though this is for HP6515b laptop. Try it out.
>

Hi, thank you for your help, I did try that but no good still the same.

Thank you any way.

Mike.

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Best Charles Profitt (cprofitt) said : 		#3

In addition to what was said my Manish you can try the alternate installer - http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate

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swift240 (swift240-gmail) said : 		#4

Thanks PrivateVoid, that solved my question.

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Charles Profitt (cprofitt) said : 		#5

swift - you are welcome... glad it helped.