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Ubuntu 10.10 not installing on intel solid state drive. Windows 7 installs fine on ssd.

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I have a brand new Intel solid state drive, X25-M 80gb (G2) in a Lenovo SL510 laptop. I boot of a Ubuntu 10.10 cd to intall the operating system, on the screen appear lots of commands scrolling up then the installtion stops and the cd stops. I have tried installing via USB stick but the same thing as above happens. Tried previous versions of Ubuntu but again the same thing happens. The Intel ssd is NOT faulty because Windows 7 install and works flawlessly. I cannot stand Windows and much prefer Ubuntu. I have Googled for hours with the results of other people experiencing the same problem not just with the Intel brand of ssd. Some people can install on to an Intel ssd and some cannot. No solution found. I hope Ubuntu 11.04 installs on an Intel X25-M solid state drive.

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Best Tom (tom6) said : 		#1

Hi :)

Before installing Ubuntu on any machine it is worth trying to run the LiveCd to see if that works first
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

While it is good to keep up with the latest 6monthly releases it is better to try the last LTS release as it often is a lot stronger. Can you try an Ubuntu 10.04 Cd to get a LiveCd session?

Have you done an md5sum check to make sure the Cds are fine?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM#Check%20the%20CD

Do you make the Cds yourself? Have you tried any on other machines? This guide covers some differences between making a bootable Cd and normal Cd burning
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

Does your machine have over 1GHz cpu speed and over 1Gb Ram? If not then a different distro would be more suitable than Ubuntu. In any case it would be good if you could download sliTaz and make a Cd to see if you can get that to boot to a LiveCd session
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slitaz
It is only 30Mb compared to Ubuntu's 800Mb so it often woks even if the cd/dvd-drive is a bit faulty or something else is causing a problem for Ubuntu.

Please don't attempt to answer all these questions in one go. Just let us know which you tried and how far you managed to get
Regards from
Tom :)

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#2

What are the least messages displayed ?

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#3

Hi again, and hopefully happy new year :)

SSD drives do not normally cause any different challenges. Linux has been fully able to use SSDs from much earlier than Windows, just as it was with multi-cpu/core systems.

However, there are a number of other possible conditions such as "raid array" or "raided drives". Proper raid arrays would cost a fortune to manufacture so MicroSquish and some manufacturers appear to have collaborated to make "software raided drives". These are basically almost exactly the same as non-raided drives and offer almost none of the 'advantages' of raided-drives. We tend to call those "fake-raid". The manufacturers get to increase the sales price significantly but not as much as they would have to if they supplied the real thing. Windows gets the PR of saying it can support "raided drives" if you buy their newer better versions.

If you do have a fake-raid then we can help you take advantage of the minimal hardware differences but we would be a lot more honest about it's capabilities and limitations.

The first step is to boot-up a LiveCd of anything and let us know the results of this command

sudo fdisk -l

where "-l" is a lower-case "-L". In Ubuntu it should let you get to a command-line by going up to the top taskbar and clicking on

Applications - Accessories - Terminal

Other distros will have a similar route although other menus to search might be "system" or "utilities". Sometimes they are kind enough to give an icon on a taskbar (or similar) that looks like a tele screen with a " >_ " in it.

Please let us know how this goes!
Good luck and happy new year from
Tom :)

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user (pc-fix30) said : 		#4

Hi,

Happy New Year.

I downloaded the 10.04 LTS iso and used a usb stick to install the version. The installation went through with out any problems.

In the future i will only install the Long Term Support versions.

My laptop is a Lenovo SL510 with the following specification, Intel core 2 duo, Intel graphics, Intel wireless, 4gb RAM and 80gb Intel X25-M SATA SSD.

Thank you for your time and support.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#5

Hi :)

Thanks for the information! Great to hear you sorted the problem. I keep my main system and most clients on the LTS. I do often enjoy trying the 6monthlies as an additional boot on a dual/multi-boot system.

Congrats and welcome to linux-land, especially the Ubuntu corner of it!
Many regards from
Tom :)