Ubuntu installation Problems

[nparayo]

Hi im new to linux and i want to try it out but my computer refuses to load it.

Some info first just from dxdiag

Fujitsu Siemens S6010
Pentium 3 CPU - M
1000MHz
502MB RAM

Intel 82830M Graphics Controller
Total memory: 48MB

BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0

I downloaded the iso, and i booted into windows and ran the CD and went for the second option to install linux within windows i though i would just have a linux shortcut and i would just run it but turns out it create kinda like a second partition and there is a selection between windows and linux on boot so i select linux and i get errors:

screenshot:


The second option i tried was booting straight from CD so i press F12 on start up choose CD and it gives several options i tried the first one "Try Ubuntu without any changes to your computer"
and the display just crashes and turns white eventually, screenshot:


So then i tried the second option when booting the CD "Install Ubuntu" and i get this screen displayed durin install, screenshot:


What are my options any help appreciated.

[Pumalite]

Use the Alternate CD to install. Do md5sum, burn at 4x or lees, as an 'image' and not as 'data'.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bu...8burn%29%7C%28
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

[nparayo]

Hi thanks for the reply

the MD5 check was fine, i burnt alternative at 4x as iso as before, it installed fine and things were looking good, no probs during install, i restarted the laptop as the process and it just did the same as screenshot 2 where the dsiplay seems to crash, any solution or does my Ubuntu experience stop here lol.

[Pumalite]

Do you get to see a Grub menu?

[nparayo]

yes i can access grub menu with ESC
grub menu with 3 options

Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.04, memtest 86+

ive tried recovery and typing sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg but this just bring up keyboard options

ive tried

nano xorg

it brings up this text editor and i have no idea how to edit the driver to choose vesa

[nparayo]

one more thing thing ive managed to get it to shortly display the message by runnung recovery and go to reset xserver settings i think,
"your monitor display settings could not be found" and also soemthing about choosing them manually but this screen immediately starts to fade like screenshot 2 into a blank screen.

[Pumalite]

Maybe all you need is to install a video driver. To configure your display:
gksudo displayconfig-gtk
I'm not sure you can run it in Recovery Mode. Try it.

[avtolle]

And, if you can't run it (Pumalite's suggested command) from Recovery Mode, have you tried to boot into safe-graphics mode? I believe it is an option under F6.

[nparayo]

Hi thanks for the replies. i tried

gksudo displayconfig-gtk

but it gives this:

(gksudo:4499): Gtk-WARNING **:cannot open display:

Also about F6 when can i press this i even pressed it all throughout the boot sequence but it did not alter??

I am using 8.04 the newest release and the help documentation seems to dffer slightly F6 has been mentioned before but i cant get to this,

thanks

[nparayo]

I found this other thread but being new how to i perform this

I am using the newest ubuntu, on 7.10 i was able to use dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg in recovery mode to manually select vesa, I tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg in the newest ubuntu and all i can reconfigure is the kboard stuff, how would i go about reconfiguring w/e to use vesa driver instead of vga?

thanx.

EDIT: i nano xorg at recovery and just manually typed in

Driver "vesa"

into the video part, it works now, in xorg by default, xorg or w/e does not pick anything up by itself by default? not my regular wheel mouse, Not even my monitor, meaning i gotta edit everything by hand in xorg? "don't answer that question, no need to" for the help of this problem, i got none but thats ok, thanx for the support :/.

although i am using 8.04 when i type in nano xorg i get this text editor but no idea how to do what the post says?