Ubuntu 8.04 intall crash - Dell Inspiron 1200

[EmmGeeImage]

I got tired of the endless issues with various "Microsoft" products...and their updates for security. So I thought I'd try something "easier." It's not as easy on this machine, in particular though.....

I have an Inspiron 1200, 1 gig Ram, 30 Gig HD, Celeron "M" chip, DVD/CD drive, etc. Its a X86...to clarify. XP sp 1 was preloaded.

But from all indications, Thats not enough for either Windows Xp, which was pre-loaded, or the Hardy version of Ubuntu.

I keep getting to the screen with the orange bar that moves left and right, then see the "bird." I can shortly move the mouse... then it locks and/or screen goes away.

I have tried "from CD without any changes" along with "install Ubuntu".

I have tried the F4 setting of "safe graphics" and "normal" for the "F4" options.

Then I have tried "x ACPI off" and "free software only" for the "F^ options. X means checked.

Memory tests fine, CD tests fine.

Now with that said???? why is it crashing???? Am I doing something wrong???

(10-4 good buddy)

[EmmGeeImage]

By the way, this is a fresh CD install, not an upgrade. The thing did at one point show me the 7 steps, such as time, but then tried to partition, then froze on me ... at 15%... or on detection portion. So "freeze" is proably a better description than "crash."


(10-4 Good Buddy!)

[EmmGeeImage]

Well... not sure if this would have done it the best way, or just gave me more problems... in "F^ on the Installations start screen, everything was checked, including "only free software". It got installed finally. However, modem issues are abundant (see other hardware forum), and i cannot install VLC or WINE HQ, for my audio productions or a DVD player, with codec to read them.

Funny how I never had these issues on my Hp!






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[RedRat]

Your machine has enough horsepower to run Ubuntu. What kind of graphics card do you have? Are you dual booting to retain XP?

[EmmGeeImage]

The video card is whatever "Dell" decided to put in there. This is a 2nd hand 1200 and I'm trying to see if dell, like "Gateway" used to have, has a way to get the products inside of it or schematics.

But remember, Its installed... i took the whole drive as Ubuntu's partition.

I was trying to get to the internet now. Seems that i can put in numbers and passcodes. So its in that far. however installing programs is an issue as well, for my windows based work programs. it doesn't recognize WINE HQ, for those programs that Ubuntu will not run.

but Ubuntu is now installed, I doubt correctly.






(Cadillac Black Jack Boot Scoot Boogie!)

[RedRat]

The video card is whatever "Dell" decided to put in there. This is a 2nd hand 1200 and I'm trying to see if dell, like "Gateway" used to have, has a way to get the products inside of it or schematics.

But remember, Its installed... i took the whole drive as Ubuntu's partition.

I was trying to get to the internet now. Seems that i can put in numbers and passcodes. So its in that far. however installing programs is an issue as well, for my windows based work programs. it doesn't recognize WINE HQ, for those programs that Ubuntu will not run.

but Ubuntu is now installed, I doubt correctly.






(Cadillac Black Jack Boot Scoot Boogie!)

Well I first installed my first experience of Linux on an 8 year old Dell Dimension 4100, 900MHz processor and 256Mb of memory and it installed perfectly. It has an Nvidia card, one of the cheaper ones if I recall correctly. I would suggest that you open the box and see what you have inside. You can pick up some Nvidia cards at very low prices. I strongly suggest the Nvidia card (I would suggest a series 8, I use an 8600GS) since people here in this forum seem to have fewer problems than with ATI cards. Use EnvyNG to install the correct driver. But get whatever your budget can afford.

I would add memory, I would suggest a minimum of 1Gb perhaps 2GB since memory is pretty inexpensive.

After that, wipe the disk and reinstall from scratch, i.e. reformat the drive.

[EmmGeeImage]

.... I would add memory, I would suggest a minimum of 1Gb perhaps 2GB since memory is pretty inexpensive.

After that, wipe the disk and reinstall from scratch, i.e. reformat the drive.

The SAME exact machine that I'm typing on is now on th6e net...and installed. Now it'-s currently downloading 345 package updates. This has 1 gig RAM already. I took the drive and installed on top of WIN XP PRO, since XP PRO refused to unmount Th6e C:\ drive and was illegally upgraded by the
former owner. That made the OS unavailable for XP SP1 Updates to SP2 void.

There were 4 unremovable viruses, that needed newer AV software. Seems that "XP SP1" doesn't work with antivirus. At least from what I saw with AVG, who asked me to upgrade windows.

But, after 345 updates, I'-ll know more.