Install error Ubuntu 10.10

To not waste your time, please verify the md5sum of the iso image you have downloaded if not match please re download the iso and made a new install cd.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

YOU MUST BE SURE TO HAVE A GOOD ISO IMAGE, MD5SUM VERIFIED, BEFORE TO BURN IT ON A CD and to install Ubuntu

It is correct, I forgot to mention that I have installed Ubuntu 10 on another machine using the same disk with out difficulty.

I insist, be professional, to not waste your time, and to not have a defective installation, please verify the MD5SUM of the downloaded iso.

Then supposing you have a cd burned from a md5sum verified downloaded iso image:

boot from Ubuntu live install cd and when the system start to boot from cd you will see two bottom screen icons (keyboard and man inside circle ) please press space (choose your desired language) then a screen textual center menu will appear to you with this items in it:

Try Ubuntu without installing
Install Ubuntu
Check disc for defects
Test memory
Boot from first hard disk

Please select "Check disc for defects" and press enter to test if your cd-driver can read in a good way the live install cd... or if the install cd have some defective file in it.
Then please also perform a Test memory to be sure your pc RAM memory have not any issue

You must be sure this pc (with diffrent hardware) can read entirely the (supposing perfect disk) cd.

Let me say this, I may not be the best computer tech in the world, but let me tell you this; I AM NOT AN IDIOT!!!!

The image for the Ubuntu i386 server does not get to a screen at all. I CAN NOT USE THIS AS A LIVE CD. I have ran MD5SUM and the compare show correct.

can you tell me what:

Graphics initialization failed
Error setting up gfxboot

means? If I am not getting a splash screen or any thing else, I suspect another problem. I have tested the hardware through the Ubuntu server 9.04 that is on the machine.

What am I missing here? Please do not treat me like an idiot, I am not. you may know something that you do, just like in some cases I may know something that you don't. I am not sure what your definition of being PROFESSIONAL means, but as an educator, you are a far cry from my definition. I am just looking for a little explanation.

Sorry, i absolutely don't want to treat you like an idiot... i want help you.

I want suggest you to perform some common steps, to debug your issue, we must be sure your cd is good and it can be read from THIS pc without errors.

Might be isn't the issue here but we must verify the cd, to be sure.

Ubuntu provide the necessary checking tools, why don't use them...?

Please perform the step of my previous answer or wait for other user help.

This is where I stand at this time. I have used the MD5SUM on the Ubuntu files for 10.10 server both the I386 and the AMD64, and the Desktop I386. All three passed as being non compromised files. I then burned the files on CD's using infrarecorder as the web site shows.

Machine 1:

Asus M2N68-AM Mother board and Athlon processor
Western Digital 1tb hard drive
1 gb memory
64 bit

Machine 2:

ECS K7S5A Motherboard and Athlon Processor
2 - Western Digital 40gb Hard drives
PCI VGA Video card
1 gb memory
32 bit

Both of these machines are going to be used as servers.

Machine 1 and 2 can install and run Ubuntu 9.04 in command line on both.

Machine 1 can load Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit server, but after reboot shows nothing on the screen but blinking cursor. I can use a Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop 32 bit as a live CD and it works.

Machine 2 when trying to install either the desktop or the server I the get error:

Graphics initialization failed
Error setting up gfxboot

I am question if the fact that the motherboard does not have a built in video card if that is a problem with this machine. I can not get to any screen on either of these CD's to do the Ubuntu "checks"

Since the server does not load or work correctly on either machine I am asking if there is a problem with the server package as distributed. Since the desktop works on Machine 1 it makes me think even more that there is a problem with the server packages. I have used all the tools that are available through Ubuntu to the best of my ability. With what I see I am thinking that there is a problem with the image used for the server. I would stay with 9.04, but there is not way to update this package.

I would really like to know what I am a missing here to make this work.

As Marco, I have few times and too many questions.

For blank screen have a look at:
    http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2010/05/06/ubuntu-10-04-lucid-blank-screen-at-startup-workaround/

For gfxboot, could you have a look at:
    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/133782
Don't know if it will be useful.

If you have graphic issue, you should provide model of graphic card:
   lshw -class display

Thank you for the help, it fixed one problem.

The gfxboot and typing helped got me to get passed the problem and the system is up and running.

The second machine has ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 mother board, which has the on board chip set NVIDIA nForce 630a. I have tried to use the other article procedures to get past the blank screen. When I use the cd to load and get past the language screen, when I press F6 I get a pop up menu that has "expert mode". All I can get next to that is an X and it stays on the screen with nothing else happening. I am very unclear has how to get to edit the GRUB menu.

Press Escape to dismiss the pop-up menu you're referring to.

I did that part, the thing is there is no selection of suspending the splash screen as referred to in the article.

I have used a desktop cd as a live cd and can find the file on the hard drive. The problem is it will not allow me to modify the file. I am kind of stuck at this point

Did you mount the internal hard drive ? Else you will see only files of Ubuntu CD and of virtual drive in RAM.

I have Ubuntu 10.10 server mounted on the hard drive. But I can not get past the blank screen after the initial boot. I have installed the server several times with the same result. I cannot get the selection of no splash screen as the article states. The server disk does not allow a live cd action to be taken. I have a desktop cd that I can run as a live cd and I can see the files on the hard drive. I have found a way to modify the /etc/default/grub files as explained in the article above. Problem is that I can not run the "update-grub" command. It will not point to the mounted files on the hard drive, it only looks at the virtual files that cannot be modified.

I'm sorry but I think it's necessary new people see issue.
As you have both issues in one thread, and it's difficult to read, they will avoid it.
So could you open a new question in which you describe remaining problem

I had this exact problem. Fixed it by increasing intergrated graphics device memory from 1MB to 8MB in bios.
I had it set to 1MB and that's why ubuntu couldn't initialize graphics.