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    Instillation problem dropped to shell

    Hi
    i have tryed for some time now to get ubutnu installed on my PC (also has xp on it) it will not boot from a live disc (its not the disc i have made many copys) it starts to load but then just drops me to a shell (ash) command line i have tryed typing startx here but it does not recognize it. any solutions?
    thanks
    Last edited by mynameismud; April 26th, 2009 at 09:05 PM.

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    Re: Instillation problem dropped to shell

    Try the alternative cd.
    The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."' - Isaac Asimov

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    Re: Instillation problem dropped to shell

    that didnt work either.

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    Re: Instillation problem dropped to shell

    i managed to get into ubutnu through windows xp so i installed it and installed grub i then tryed to get to ubuntu but it still displayed the same results so therefor it is nothing to do witht he disc (i think).
    it says something about busybox first

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    Re: Instillation problem dropped to shell

    What do you mean when you say: get into Ubuntu through Windows?
    The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."' - Isaac Asimov

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