lincolnlatic
December 24th, 2009, 01:21 AM
Hi
I ma trying to install ubuntu or xubuntu on a laptop, the laptop previously had windows xp on it but currently does not have an os on there. I downloaded the ubuntu and xubuntu live cd to boot the machine
when i try and boot from ubuntu the furthest i have managed to get is to an orange desktop screen but with no cursor and nothing else on the screen - to get here takes about 10 minutes but no matter how long i leave it afterwards i don't get any further.
With xubuntu i get as far as a black screen with a round cursor on it that has a spoke that revolves around it again nothing further happens no matter how long i leave it.
Initially the light shows the cd is active with occasional flashes from the hard drive light eventually everything stops with no sign of life no hard drive light nor cd light nor any other signs of life
I am really at a loss over what to try next
the machine has a 1.5ghz processor and 256kb ram and a 20gig hard drive
any ideas what i can do to get it up and running
I ma trying to install ubuntu or xubuntu on a laptop, the laptop previously had windows xp on it but currently does not have an os on there. I downloaded the ubuntu and xubuntu live cd to boot the machine
when i try and boot from ubuntu the furthest i have managed to get is to an orange desktop screen but with no cursor and nothing else on the screen - to get here takes about 10 minutes but no matter how long i leave it afterwards i don't get any further.
With xubuntu i get as far as a black screen with a round cursor on it that has a spoke that revolves around it again nothing further happens no matter how long i leave it.
Initially the light shows the cd is active with occasional flashes from the hard drive light eventually everything stops with no sign of life no hard drive light nor cd light nor any other signs of life
I am really at a loss over what to try next
the machine has a 1.5ghz processor and 256kb ram and a 20gig hard drive
any ideas what i can do to get it up and running