Lubuntu for noobs help?
 

I am trying to install lubuntu on an older lappy.

After i try to install it, it bring me straight to a fullscreen terminal?

Am I supposed to install all the utilitys I want?

?Wheres my format n partition?

Could this be viral??

Try the command "startx" and let us know what kind of output does it give to you

BusyBox v1.15.3 (Ubuntu1:1.15.3-1ubuntu5) built - in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built in commands

(initramfs) startx
/bin/sh: startx not found

It's a busybox shell. Getting dropped at that usually indicates a severe problem, such as a missing root file system. I am not familiar with lubuntu, is there a grub option for recovery mode, that may be worth a try?

Or you could try passing the the target root file system to the kernel line by hitting 'e' and editing the root argument to e.g. root=/dev/sda1 or wherever your root partition is.

How old is your laptop? Which version of Lubuntu?

If I recall correctly, 10.10 dropped some support for older hardware, including some older architectures. I recommend the 10.04 LTS release.

There are several Linux distro's designed for older hardware. I like Puppy Linux.

I wish I could give you some answers to fix this problem without a reinstall or a different distro, but the latest version of Ubuntu (10.10) simply doesn't work with lots of older hardware. One of the many reasons I now use Debian.

Try posting over at http://ubuntuforums.org

Everyone there is very helpful and knowledgeable about Ubuntu/Lubuntu/etc.

This forum is for discussing Debian. :)

I HAVE A TOSHIBA SATELITE M70 CL1.

nO MORE BLANK DISKS OR I WOULD GO PUPPY!

WHEN I START LUBUNTU IT SAID DEBIAN SO ITS HERE UNDER DEBIAN SORRY

This thread should be moved to the Ubuntu forums. Lubuntu is based on Ubuntu. Otherwise, if you want to install Debian, download the netinst CD image here:

http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/...86-netinst.iso

Do not select "graphical desktop environment" during install because that will download and install Gnome. After installing, run "apt-get install lxde" and you will have the same desktop environment used in Lubuntu. You could also try "apt-get install xfce" which should also run well on an older laptop.

Does the Live CD work OK in Live mode (without installing)?