swapnilnarendra
January 31st, 2009, 07:55 AM
Hi,
I am new to Linux and i am thinking to migrate from windows.
I have an Acer Aspire 5050 notebook: 512MB RAM / AMD Turion MK-38 Processor(2.24GHZ) /
I originally had WInodws XP on it but it got corrupted and one of my friend installed Windows 2003 Server on it.
But 2003 also got into some mess and i am now running my notebook in Safe mode as it doesnt just turn on in normal mode...(It gets to the screen where it shows "Windows 2003 Server" logo with a black background and after that the screen turns off, it shows the processing though via, WLAN light and Caps Lock).
SO..... i tried installing Ubuntu 8.10 and it installed, i got to the interface(i had to run the installer in the ACPI issue mode thingy (sorry i dont remember the exact name).
SO after the installation when i am trying to boot my notebook with Ubuntu, it shows the Ubuntu Logo with a black background and after that it goes to a black screen and checks the system and devices, it says "Checking Battery State..." and just sits right there and does nothing.
I dont want to go back to Windows now, PLEASE HELP !!!!
I am new to Linux and i am thinking to migrate from windows.
I have an Acer Aspire 5050 notebook: 512MB RAM / AMD Turion MK-38 Processor(2.24GHZ) /
I originally had WInodws XP on it but it got corrupted and one of my friend installed Windows 2003 Server on it.
But 2003 also got into some mess and i am now running my notebook in Safe mode as it doesnt just turn on in normal mode...(It gets to the screen where it shows "Windows 2003 Server" logo with a black background and after that the screen turns off, it shows the processing though via, WLAN light and Caps Lock).
SO..... i tried installing Ubuntu 8.10 and it installed, i got to the interface(i had to run the installer in the ACPI issue mode thingy (sorry i dont remember the exact name).
SO after the installation when i am trying to boot my notebook with Ubuntu, it shows the Ubuntu Logo with a black background and after that it goes to a black screen and checks the system and devices, it says "Checking Battery State..." and just sits right there and does nothing.
I dont want to go back to Windows now, PLEASE HELP !!!!