SeanOB
December 21st, 2008, 04:02 AM
Hi,
I'm trying to install 8.10 (32bit) on a new machine.
I get a black screen with a flashing cursor when I:
- try to check cd for defects
- try to boot to the live-cd
I do get the snazzy start cd boot screen that lets me choose these options. Oh - and I can run the memory check.
Oh - and I tried another (AMD64) CD and I get the same result. CD boot screen is fine - but black screen with cursor when I try to do the cd check.
On my other machine a CD check with this same CD runs fine and returns "no errors found" -- so there's nothing wrong with the CD!
Any ideas? Looks like it doesn't like something on my new machine.
My build:
ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T BULK
Western Digital 500GB GreenPower3.5" SATA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD5000AACS
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz FSB LGA775 Dual-Core Processor
CORSAIR 450w VX Series 12v ATX 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC2-6400 800MHz 240-pin DDR2 CL5 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit - TWIN2X4096-6400C5
I've never had a problem with an ubuntu install before. And I'm at a loss.
Thanks,
Sean
I'm trying to install 8.10 (32bit) on a new machine.
I get a black screen with a flashing cursor when I:
- try to check cd for defects
- try to boot to the live-cd
I do get the snazzy start cd boot screen that lets me choose these options. Oh - and I can run the memory check.
Oh - and I tried another (AMD64) CD and I get the same result. CD boot screen is fine - but black screen with cursor when I try to do the cd check.
On my other machine a CD check with this same CD runs fine and returns "no errors found" -- so there's nothing wrong with the CD!
Any ideas? Looks like it doesn't like something on my new machine.
My build:
ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T BULK
Western Digital 500GB GreenPower3.5" SATA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD5000AACS
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz FSB LGA775 Dual-Core Processor
CORSAIR 450w VX Series 12v ATX 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC2-6400 800MHz 240-pin DDR2 CL5 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit - TWIN2X4096-6400C5
I've never had a problem with an ubuntu install before. And I'm at a loss.
Thanks,
Sean