Ok, so I wanted to try out Ubuntu again (I reformatted my PC not too long ago) so I downloaded the iso and just tonight got around to burning it.
(Its the Ubuntu AMD 64 bit edition btw.)
So I put it in and reboot, and it booted up nice and fast the first time, but then it was slow on the installer.
It was so slow in fact that I just hard killed the pc and rebooted.
Trying a second time the boot was SLOW. I waited about five minutes, and then the load screen (which is really cool, nice BSG touch, was the reference intended? ;)) went away and errors started popping up!!!:eek:
So, I hard killed it again (meaning holding down the power button).
I was really hoping to get Compiz working and such.
Maybe I’ll try downloading the general non-64 bit version.
not sure if it’s a hardware issue or a faulty download, I’m running Ubuntu 64 bit (full install dual boot with windows) and would never go back to 32 bit system for blender. Since you have recently re-formated your system it would be worth setting up a full install rather than running from disc.
If the x86-64 live cd boots then chances are that it will cause no problems when installing. I would suggest against installing the 32 bit version since you will only have to reinstall later to get 64 bits…which you will eventually end up doing, trust me.
Your hardware looks O.K… I tend to use the alternate install CD and install in text mode. It’s faster and more reliable. If the Live CD runs O.K. without freezes or tearing it should work. The graphics drivers on 8.10 are better than the ones on the new distro. If you have graphics issues you can roll it back. Good luck!
Anyway, I finally decided to kill it again, since it was pretty locked up.
After a Windows did a memory check it booted normally and thankfully everything was ok.
I’m not sure what to do next; I want Ubuntu, but it doesn’t seem to want to get on my computer.
I might try a different method of installation that doesn’t involve discs that need to keep spinning.
It would be really cool if there was a download specifically geared toward some other form of installation method, like a USB flash drive or something.
Its made this way so your system is bootable if there is a problem with the install – assuming you’re not replacing the primary OS.
So…
Burn yourself another disk, blank cds are cheap enough, and give it another go. When it gets to the disk partitioning part just tell it to use the already created partition.
Oh, and the reason to try a new disk is the thing that makes them cheap enough to not really matter in the Grand Scheme of Things™ also makes them not the best thing to use for high precision stuff like OS installs.
When installing Ubuntu, do not use it for anything else, until the installation is complete. That includes browsing the internet, looking at drives etc. Just walk away and let it do its job.
On a side note. Ubuntu only has 1 CD so I’m not sure what your refering to when you say your going to check the other CDs. Also if your CD burner & DVD drive are seperate then use the CD burner to install Ubuntu, if you think the DVD drive is unstable.
