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ubuntu 10.10 wont install on my system, please help

Asked by Nathan Patterson

im currently running windows xp 32bit edition with service pack 3
my hardware is as follows
CPU: amd athlon 64 LE-1600
        amd athlon 64 LE-1600

RAM:
1.5GB single channel DDR2

MOTHERBOARD:
acer aspire G7200

HARD DRIVE
98GB maxtor 6L100M0 (SATA)

OPTICAL DRIVE:
hl-dt-st dvd ram gsa-h55n

AUDIO:
realtek high definition audio

im wanting to install ubuntu 10.10 from an install disk i ordered from launch pad a while ago but every time i try to install it, the installation crashes about 60% percent of the way, and when i try to trial it as the live cd it crashes after 30 mins. so could somebody please help me it would be greatfully appreciated

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Steven Richards (steven.richards) said : 		#1

Try booting up to the live CD and running memtest, sounds like an issue with your hardware for it to do that and be consistent.

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#2

it froze on me before i could run the memtest

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#3

can you possibly give me a step by step on how to install it based on my situation? or if i need to upgrade any of my hardware can you tell me what part and by how much, and an approx price range

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#4

Please check CD: http://zootlinux.blogspot.com/2010/05/check-disc-for-defects-in-ubuntu-1004.html

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#5

that link is broken

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#6

It isn't.

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#7

It said that the forum diddnt exist :(

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#8

I'm able to connect to web site with this URL. Check in URL address bar of browser that URL is complete.

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#9

@delance it was just my browser i was using at the time, and thanks the vid helped me but it still wont install
@steven memcheck found no errors and the disk check found no errors aswell
so what next

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#10

Could you MD5 Ubuntu ISO image: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
If MD5 is OK, boot on Ubuntu media, choose "Try" instead of install and then System->Administration->Disk Utilities and check SMART on your hard disk.

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#11

The md5 should be ok considering it's a real ubuntu os disc that I ordered so it's not burnt. And can't install ubuntu so how am I supposed to check it? Because it keeps freezing during the live cd and during the install it freezes at the screen where it asks you to enter your desired username and password and name the computer D:

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#12

What happened exactly when you chose "Try" option ?

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#13

If by try you mean from the live cd it runs for maybe 5 minutes now, the first few times it would run for 30 mins but now only 5 at the most :(

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#14

Looks very bad. Sometimes delivered CD are corrupted.
You should be able to MD5 CD from Windows: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM#MD5SUM%20on%20Windows
Do you see first screen of f https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/CDIntegrityCheck?action=show&redirect=CDIntegrityCheck .

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Nathan Patterson (xxcloud-strifexx) said : 		#15

i already did the integrity check by pressing space when i saw the 5 dots and the ubuntu logo and it said no errors, and i dont know how to do the md5 using the md5sum tool because i dont know what file on the cd is the iso

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#16

The CD is the ISO. You have to get whole image of CD. I can't help you since I do this from Ubuntu usually.

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