Installing Kubuntu 5.10 on 2001 Sony VAIO Laptop-Errors

knoppixguy · 04-12-2006, 09:46 AM

I am trying to install Kubuntu 5.10 on my 2001 Sony VAIO laptop (all-in-one). When I initially boot-up the installation disk, i press enter (return). It starts to go through a startup-like procedure (text only). Then, it freezes on a line that says "ACPI: Subsystem revision 20050729". Can anyone tell me what is wrong, and why it is happening. If possible, I would also like a fix. THNX

knoppixguy

xpromisex · 04-12-2006, 10:02 AM

Im not sure why it isn't working - Laptops should handle ACPI fine, but when it boots up, try passing the "acpi=off" option to the kernel.

knoppixguy · 04-12-2006, 03:54 PM

It still doesn't work...It still hangs on the same text line. Please help!!!

xpromisex · 04-12-2006, 08:43 PM

have you checked the md5sum against the original?

knoppixguy · 04-13-2006, 06:36 AM

How do you do that?

xpromisex · 04-15-2006, 10:27 AM

if you are burning the CD in windows you can find programs to do it with. The command in linux is:

md5sum [file]

compare that to the text file on the server where you downloaded your file and it should be the same. if not something has gone wrong during the download process