I am unable to install Linux on my laptop which is HP Pavilion 6186eu
CONFIG:
Product Name dv6186eu
Microprocessor AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56
Microprocessor Cache 2 X 512 KB Level 2 cache
Memory 1024 MB DDR2 667 MHz (2 x 512 MB)
Video Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7200
Video Memory up to 256 MB of TurboCache™ video Memory
Hard Drive 120 GB 5400 rpm
Multimedia Drive Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Display 15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800)
Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
Network Card Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Wireless Connectivity 802.11a/b/g WLAN

I have tried FC5, FC6 ,ubuntu for 32 ,bit ubuntu for 64 bit and mandriva also all of which have failed. they all hang during installation arbitrarily they all hang while during booting.

does anyone have a fix ... is there some known solution....

robin james

where exactly is it hanging?

also, real quick: at the boot: prompt of the cd, just type in a bunch of garbage and then push enter. that for FC6 to boot for me.

I've seen another post like this one, the steps he did to install Ubuntu 7.04:

1. Press ESC to enter the text mode installation.
2. Start the live CD with options 'live noapic'
3. Wait for a bit watching white texts...
4. Wait for some more time watching the blinking '_'
5. Wait for at least 5mins, I had my dinner at that time
6. Gnome loads finally, whoooh!
7. Start the install and proceed the normal way.

Maybe it was random luck, but i assume your at the point of trying anything.

Another thing to look into is your driver for your video card, BIOS included, there's a rumor going around some BIOS for laptops are being coded to work only on windows.

I have had issues with an Old HP, doing the same thing, it took me like 4 hours to install XUBUNTU, i dont have the thing right now, but when i get it back (i lent it with a install of ubuntu that I finally got to work OK - to someone whos DELL laptop crashed) ... i'm assuming i will probably continue to have issues with it when i install the operating system of my choice... anyway, this is not much of a helpfull post, but i hope you do find a solution, seeing as i had to install OS's like 10 times b 4 i got the ubuntu i didnt want (6.10) to work, when i wanted 7.04) + the partitions are nor set how i would like to leave them.....