Start-up Help

[al4n28]

hi i am new to ubuntu trying to make the switch over from windows vista...so i got the live cd going but when i start my computer up and try to run the demo it freezes up..actually anything i select besides boot from first disk freezes up i was wondering if anyone can help

[aysiu]

Freeze-ups generally occur because of one or more of the following reasons: Not enough RAM (for a live CD, I'd recommend at the bare minimum 256 MB of RAM, but more like 512 MB or 1 GB for better performance) The CD image got corrupted during download or during the burn process Hardware failure of some kind A graphics card Ubuntu didn't detect correctly

[al4n28]

ill try redownloading and burning...im running a 1gb ddr ram hp notebook the dv6244 to be exact

[Pumalite]

I think you'd be better off installing with the Alternate CD. Read this; it might help you:
http://aldeby.org/blog/?page_id=87
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25683
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hp_dv6000_series_(dv6116eu)
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ubuntu-63/hp-pavilion-dv6000-series-Wireless-driver-issues.-403326/
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=582220