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Ubuntu 7.04 Installation Issue on New PC Build

Asked by JGo

My objective is to load Ubuntu 7.04 on a newly built PC as the only OS.

I have just built a new PC with the following specifications:

Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMI 690G Socket AM2 1000MHz DDR2-800 M-ATX
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 5200+ Socket AM2
RAM: Kingston KVR800D2N5K2/2G 2GB Kit DDR2-800 PC2-6400
CD/DVD: SONY AWG170S-B2 DVD±RW
HDD: 3 total. 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB Serial ATA
                            1 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB Serial ATA
OS: No OS currently installed.

When I boot the PC I can see the Processor, Memory, DVD (SATA1), and Disk Drives have all been recognized (250GB =SATA2, 500GB =SATA3, 500GB =SATA4). Additionally, I have altered the BIOS to boot from DVD Drive.

When I tried to load Ubuntu 7.04 on the Live CD the menu appears then when I select to run the installation the CD runs for a brief moment then stops and the display goes blank. I was using a DVD, so I burned image to CD for a go, but same result. I read many of the posts on installing new and most pointed to using the alternate installation, so I downloaded and tried running, but I still get the same result.

Additionally, I tried using the “(F6) Other Options” and removing “Quiet” (and “Splash” from Live CD) and I can see some messages roll through, but I don’t see any at the bottom where it stops that look like an error. The final message that appears is [ 7.904000] drivers/usb/inputhid-core.c: v2.6 :USB HID core driver.

I am new to Linux and Ubuntu, so I am lost for where to start troubleshooting.

I would greatly appreciate any assistance.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Joshua

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Caspar Clemens Mierau (leitmedium) said : 		#1

Hello Joshua,

can you check using the alternate install cd? This one gives you more options and does not use a graphical installer which will prevent you from getting a blank screen probably.

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JGo (jjgotlieb) said : 		#2

Caspar,
Thanks for your reply. I have tried the alternate install CD and hit the same wall (or blank screen). Maybe I am missing something in the alternate install notes, but after reviewing all the documentation the install looks pretty straightforward.

Thanks again for your response.

Regards,
Joshua

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Best JGo (jjgotlieb) said : 		#3

I would up adding the following to the run command and the install has appeared to have loaded Ubuntu.

- acpi=off
- noapic nolapic

Thanks to anyone that may have looked at this ticket.

Regards,
Joshua

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ChazP (chazp) said : 		#4

Joshua, What, precisely did you do? I am having the same problem with the MSI K9AG Neo-2 Digital board which also uses the AMD 690G. Like your initial problem, the Live CD hangs, and the alternate CD seems to install, but, upon booting, just gives a blank screen. I extracted the files from the iso but couldn't find a .run file to modify. (It's been nearly 2 decades since I "messed" with Unix, and am not ready to go back to terminal.)

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JGo (jjgotlieb) said : 		#5

I am still new to Linux, but here is what I did, which worked for me:
+All the posts I read seem to point to using the Alternative Install CD
+I was able to amend the install command when loading Ubuntu from the Alternative CD and I added to the end of the command:
pci=nomsi irqpoll noapic acpi=off

This enabled the install to complete without errors.

Once the Ubuntu was installed when I booted I also had to amend the startup command and include the the above additions (´pci=nomsi irqpoll noapic acpi=off´).

This enabled the OS to load.

Once I was able to get into Ubuntu I amended the Menu Commands to permanently update the startup command, so I opened a Terminal Session and ran:
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Once the file was opened for edit I added the above addition to the run statement, so my statement now looks like the following:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=a953c3ff-0f86-4046-9eb6-dc043231836a ro quiet splash pci=nomsi irqpoll noapic acpi=off

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Joshua

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ChazP (chazp) said : 		#6

Thanks, Joshua. I thought you modified the equivalent of a batch file, but you actually input that command during installation. I'll give it another go in a few days. Yesterday, I gave up in frustration and reinstalled XP as an easy way to get rid of the partitions.

Thanks for the detailed description.

Chuck

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JGo (jjgotlieb) said : 		#7

Chuck,
Don't give up just yet. I had to keep installing the Ubuntu OS many times
over many days. I know the Windows environment pretty well, but I couldn't
for the life of me figure out why the OS would not install until I finally
modified the install command. In the end it worked and I am now running
Ubuntu without issue. There was a learning curve for me, but I knew that
going into this 'project', so it was a good exercise for me to expand my
knowledge.

Best of luck and don't give up. It is a good challenge.

Regards,
Joshua

On 7/29/07, ChazP <email address hidden> wrote:
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> Your question #8921 on Ubuntu changed:
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> Thanks, Joshua. I thought you modified the equivalent of a batch file,
> but you actually input that command during installation. I'll give it
> another go in a few days. Yesterday, I gave up in frustration and
> reinstalled XP as an easy way to get rid of the partitions.
>
> Thanks for the detailed description.
>
> Chuck
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klueless7571 (dcpl7571) said : 		#8

Hi Joshua,

I have the same ASUS M2A-VM HDMI board, and I ran into the exact problems you had. I even added the same boot up parameters you used to get 7.04 to install. However, I have since discovered a simpler method.

Upgrade your motherboard BIOS to the latest (version 1101 as of Sep 1,2007).

After I upgraded the BIOS and 7.04 (all versions, regular, alternate, etc) installed without any additional parameters.

Hope this helps.

Derek