after install ubuntu will not open it just sits

Hmmm, sounds like you installed Ubuntu from within Windows?

A better instal is to follow these instructions ...
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Ubuntu 8.10 32bit is generally better but the support cycle is longer on 8.04 32bit. 9.04 is one the way (the .04 shows the release date is April) so i still think that 8.10 is the best bet but i would consider 8.04 if i was responsible for a large number of machines at work.

Good luck with this
Regards from
Tom

many thanks Tom but the problem remains
Following your instructions the Cd boots up Ok then the logo and onwards until it reaches the page where its setting up Kernels/bluetooth etc then it just sticks forever
I thought it would be a simple excercise to install but I havent got the patience for all this hassle
alfred

Hello Alfred,

sorry to hear your having so much trouble. can you give us more info on your computer? make/model? pc/laptop? are there any external devices or internal daughterboards you can remove that are not necessary for installation? for example like a usb camera, or a PCI tv tuner. just the bare minimum to get you up and running so we can see what device is causing the system to hault and how we can fix it.

Hello nhasian
Thankyou for your concerns of my problem.
My computer is a Vortex
Pentium 4
Ram 512mbs
Primary H/D 250 gbs SATA
Slave H/D 80 gbs IDE

Current system Windows XP Professional

I repeat I can get as far as the orange sliding scale moving back & forth
then it stops
I have had ver 8.04 installed some months back but now neither 8.04 or 8.10
will open

regards.....Alfred

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From: nhasian
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Hello Alfred,

sorry to hear your having so much trouble. can you give us more info on
your computer? make/model? pc/laptop? are there any external devices
or internal daughterboards you can remove that are not necessary for
installation? for example like a usb camera, or a PCI tv tuner. just
the bare minimum to get you up and running so we can see what device is
causing the system to hault and how we can fix it.

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okay now we're making some progress. it looks like you have two different hard disk controllers, an IDE and a SATA. can you boot off the liveCD successfully if you disable the IDE controller in your bios?

The cd can boot up succesfully with the IDE disabled.I have tried both
installs one thru windows and the other from bootup and the result is always
the same as follows....
Passing the logo the black screen appears with the following text;

Loading,please wait
Busybox V1.10.2 (Ubuntu1:1:10.2-1Ubuntu-1 Ubuntu)
Built in shell (ash) enter Help for list of commands
(initramfs

From hereon it just sits

-------Original Message-------

From: nhasian
Date: 29/01/2009 21:07:53
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Subject: Re: [Question #58972]: after install ubuntu will not open it just
sits

Your question #58972 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/58972

    Status: Open => Needs information

nhasian requested for more information:
okay now we're making some progress. it looks like you have two
different hard disk controllers, an IDE and a SATA. can you boot off
the liveCD successfully if you disable the IDE controller in your bios?

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If you are still having trouble with this then please post it as a new question. Only the most recent questions tend to get looked at so posting/reposting a question just before america arrives online gives the best chance of getting a good few answers.

If the problem has been resolved then please follow the link to the forum thread and mark it as Solved.

Good luck and many regards from
Tom :)