AMD64 Ubuntu 6.10 install problem

war1025 · 03-20-2007, 05:12 PM

My friend is trying to install linux on his laptop. We tried doing it this summer, but his hard drives were RAIDed at the time. He has since reformatted his computer and taken out the RAID. So, we figured it should be a pretty clean install process.

Only one problem, when we put in the ubuntu install disk it popped up to the main screen. We hit "Start ubuntu livecd/install" or whatever the default option is. And then we waited. It popped up the word "Loading" but never went any farther.

Last summer we had the livecd of ubuntu 6.06 working just fine but we couldn't get the partitions to work. Now we can partition it (infact we did last night with my copy of Debian Etch) but we can't get ubuntu to even load.

Is this just some bug, or are we doing something wrong?

I think we're going to try installing the Feisty Herd-5 release on it, and if that doesn't work I suppose we'll fall back on 6.06.

Any ideas?

old_geekster · 03-20-2007, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by war1025

My friend is trying to install linux on his laptop. We tried doing it this summer, but his hard drives were RAIDed at the time. He has since reformatted his computer and taken out the RAID. So, we figured it should be a pretty clean install process.

Only one problem, when we put in the ubuntu install disk it popped up to the main screen. We hit "Start ubuntu livecd/install" or whatever the default option is. And then we waited. It popped up the word "Loading" but never went any farther.

Last summer we had the livecd of ubuntu 6.06 working just fine but we couldn't get the partitions to work. Now we can partition it (infact we did last night with my copy of Debian Etch) but we can't get ubuntu to even load.

Is this just some bug, or are we doing something wrong?

I think we're going to try installing the Feisty Herd-5 release on it, and if that doesn't work I suppose we'll fall back on 6.06.

Any ideas?

Did you run the disk check to assure that the disk burned correctly? This should be done to save time. It sounds to me like you have a bad disk.

As for Feisty Herd 5, be sure to download a later version. I burned a CD for Feisty, but there was a known bug in the version that I chose. It wouldn't install.

Personally, I would recommend Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.10. Here is a link to a site with a great guide w/pictures:

http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfec...top_ubuntu6.10

Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to begin.

The most important part is to get a good CD. I would suggest burning at a slow speed to assure accuracy.

Good luck!

GNewbie · 03-22-2007, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by war1025

My friend is trying to install linux on his laptop. We tried doing it this summer, but his hard drives were RAIDed at the time. He has since reformatted his computer and taken out the RAID. So, we figured it should be a pretty clean install process.

Only one problem, when we put in the ubuntu install disk it popped up to the main screen. We hit "Start ubuntu livecd/install" or whatever the default option is. And then we waited. It popped up the word "Loading" but never went any farther.

Last summer we had the livecd of ubuntu 6.06 working just fine but we couldn't get the partitions to work. Now we can partition it (infact we did last night with my copy of Debian Etch) but we can't get ubuntu to even load.

Is this just some bug, or are we doing something wrong?

I think we're going to try installing the Feisty Herd-5 release on it, and if that doesn't work I suppose we'll fall back on 6.06.

Any ideas?

1. edgy eft is 6.10 - i'd try edgy before 6.06.
2. google "ubuntu [fill in name of laptop here] amd64" and see what you learn.
3. make sure you downloaded the amd64 version of ubuntu - it is a special version designed just for amd64 (might work with intel64, too - not sure).

good luck - i am posting from and amd fx64 x2 running ubuntu's 64 bit version, but it is a desktop.