cannot load unbuntu on gateway mx7118

Did you MD5 test the file you downloaded?
If you made a CD, did you burn it slowly? Did you run the CD self test once initially booted to?
Have you tested your RAM?

Yes,Did check cd by pressing F8 for its content also checked memory.

Now this laptop has the ,ATI Xpress x200M chipset, now I don't know if
thath makes a difference or not.

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I now the cd drive worked on windows xp and I am using the entire hard
drive for Ubuntu. and I am doing it again to see exactly error I get.
Everything worked fine with XP except it was slow.

Now I got the error and it is:

(process:323): GLib-WARNING **: get pwuid_r(): failed do to unknown user id
 (0)

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Your question #130698 on Ubuntu changed:
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You gave more information on the question:
Yes,Did check cd by pressing F8 for its content also checked memory.

Now this laptop has the ,ATI Xpress x200M chipset, now I don't know if
thath makes a difference or not.

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If you made a CD, did you burn it slowly? Did you run the CD self test
once initially booted to?
Have you tested your RAM?

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I had this error on a usb install, and avoided it by hitting space bar at the first purple screen with the little man and another pic at the bottom, then select lang, then install. (Or F6 also). I think this also avoids a silly complaint about Windows being hibernated, and refusing to mount.
Other errors I encountered were sdb media not found -- had to disable the floppy in the boot sequence.

More information.

I made a Cd at 4x did not work.

i made a Cd at 2x did not work

Made a USB drive and it did not work.

Now it does start to load after you and all the question then it hangs
Tested the download to see if it was all there and it was OK

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Your question #130698 on Ubuntu changed:
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You gave more information on the question:
I now the cd drive worked on windows xp and I am using the entire hard
drive for Ubuntu. and I am doing it again to see exactly error I get.
Everything worked fine with XP except it was slow.

Now I got the error and it is:

(process:323): GLib-WARNING **: get pwuid_r(): failed do to unknown user
id
(0)

In a message dated 10/22/2010 11:03:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Your question #130698 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/130698

Status: Needs information => Open

You gave more information on the question:
Yes,Did check cd by pressing F8 for its content also checked memory.

Now this laptop has the ,ATI Xpress x200M chipset, now I don't know if
thath makes a difference or not.

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If you made a CD, did you burn it slowly? Did you run the CD self test
once initially booted to?
Have you tested your RAM?

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Yes I checked the download and it was fine and it worked on another Laptop.

Where do I find the latest bios for this Laptop? Tried Gateway and they had no updated.

Yes I checked the download and it was fine and it worked on another Laptop.

Where do I find the latest bios for this Laptop? Tried Gateway and they had no updated.

Do you just get a black screen when you try to boot the CD?

No it just stops and hangs

I did download sabayon linus it it works fine. So i believe that you have a real bug

I did get Ubuntu to load by using a degraded screen mode. After all the updates it went back to normal mode and locks up again. Hopefully this will help a little.

I did get Ubuntu to load by using a degraded screen mode. After all the updates it went back to normal mode and locks up again. Hopefully this will help a little.

I have difficulties to follow thread.
Did you succeed to "install" Ubuntu and have issues at boot ?
Do you have Grub menu with "Linux/Linux safe mode/Memtest 86" ?
Do you see screen with five dots ?
Do you reach login screen ?

1 did get a menu of what do you want to do.
2. have to select F6 and pick the first option with a return, then start to load the system, if not it just hangs up at various places.
3.I did find out the the less video or screen updating the better it loads. On the last screen where it asks for your name, full name and etc don't say next until it says ready when you are.
4. Yes I could login in and get the updates, but sometimes I had to go to recover mode to get the remainder of the updates.
5. Now once all the updates are completed if you try to do anything it freezes.

I don't know how to get into safe mode.

Hope the helps.

So after installation of all updates, you can login, and it freezes after login.
You could have an issue with latest kernel release. At boot, try the 3rd line and test.
If you can login, issue with graphic card is less probable. At boot, try the 2nd line and confirm it changes nothing.
Can you check computer freeze when you boot on Ubuntu CD/USB stick and choose "Try without install" (the used graphic driver is usualy more reliable).

Tried all of the above and none worked also tried without install and when I tried to update it froze again.

Which version of Ubuntu coud I try to see if the updated kernel is the problem?

You could "Try without install" 10.4.1.

10.4 did not work either.

Here is what I did.
1. Loaded 10.10 back on with the these options, VGA=771 and acpi=off.

2. This got me up to the re-start tthen I did the re-start.

3 Whent to adminstration to get the upgrades, started the upgrades then it got an error.

4. then I got to another screen and selected low grafics mode, no help got the same error.

5. Got back to the same screen and selected the option under low grafics mode which put it in text mode and all the updates completed.

6. Now it still hangs up, whento Ubuntu software down load and tried to down load and it starts then freezes.

7. Hope the helps.

. Now since it is still loaded is there something else I could try.

What was the error you got (See line #3)

Thanks

I think it was installer failed.

I think it was installer failed.

I do believe it all loaded fine because there were no grafics, it is when I went to use it after all the updated were completed it whent back into grafics mode and froze. That is my opinion.

Can you provide a video of the situation, it may make things clearer.

Thanks

Sorry but I can;t do that but I will do it all over again and take notes. That way it should be much clearer.

Sorry but I can;t do that but I will do it all over again and take notes. That way it should be much clearer.

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