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haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 05:12 AM
Ok, so here's the DL on what's happening.
I built a custom case (yay me, right?)
I downloaded Ubuntu 9.10 for it and burned it to a cd
I boot from the cd (this HDD has no OS), and every thing goes very well until I finish putting in all the info the install asks for.
Then, it just flashes to a black screen, white text, with a crapload of code.
And freezes.
help plz?

taurus
December 24th, 2009, 05:15 AM
How fast did you burn the CD image? Try burning it at a slow speed like 4x.

At the first screen, run a check cd for defect to make sure the CD is good before you install it from.

presence1960
December 24th, 2009, 06:09 AM
I would go back even further in the process.
Did you MD5SUM (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM) the downloaded iso prior to burning it to a CD?

If your burning software will not allow you to select burn speed as taurus suggests see here (https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/switching/installing-burning.html) for InfraRecorder.

Once CD is burned as an image boot the CD and at the menu choose "check disk for defects".

If and only if the above conditions are met satifactorily can you use the CD with any certainty.

If all above passes and the problem persists hit F4 at menu and choose safe graphics mode. See here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions) for more info on this and other boot options.

BTW what is your gpu (video card)?

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 06:39 AM
It's integrated graphics.
AOpen s651m motherboard.
everything is on board.
Intel 2.66ghz processor
1 gig of ram

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 06:45 AM
UPDATE:
I ran a CheckDisk on the CD I made.
It reboots my computer after about 3 minutes and restarts the CD

presence1960
December 24th, 2009, 06:47 AM
UPDATE:
I ran a CheckDisk on the CD I made.
It reboots my computer after about 3 minutes and restarts the CD

Before it reboots the last line near the bottom of screen below the ubuntu logo will tell you if you have any errors or not. You may have to look closely to see the message. Without confirming your Cd has no errors we won't know if the CD is good or not.

presence1960
December 24th, 2009, 06:49 AM
It's integrated graphics.
AOpen s651m motherboard.
everything is on board.
Intel 2.66ghz processor
1 gig of ram

what type of integrated graphics? Your mobo docs should tell you. (i.e. Nvidia 6200, ATI or whatever the graphics chip is)

If you don't have the docs you can boot the Live CD and run in terminal lspci. That is a lowercase L in the beginning. Post the output back here.

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 06:53 AM
Before it reboots the last line near the bottom of screen below the ubuntu logo will tell you if you have any errors or not. You may have to look closely to see the message. Without confirming your Cd has no errors we won't know if the CD is good or not.

Ok, confirmed that the disc itself is good, zero errors.

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 06:57 AM
what type of integrated graphics? Your mobo docs should tell you. (i.e. Nvidia 6200, ATI or whatever the graphics chip is)

If you don't have the docs you can boot the Live CD and run in terminal lspci. That is a lowercase L in the beginning. Post the output back here.


VGA Compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter

presence1960
December 24th, 2009, 07:03 AM
VGA Compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter

Ok at the menu when you boot the Live CD to install try hitting F4 and choose safe graphics mode. See here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions) for more info.

If that does not work try the alternate text based installer here (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate).

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 07:09 AM
Ok at the menu when you boot the Live CD to install try hitting F4 and choose safe graphics mode. See here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions) for more info.

If that does not work try the alternate text based installer here (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate).


Ok, so, safe graphics mode got me to the partitioning part.
My instructor told me to install it under the EXT3 file system, mount point of "/"
Is that suitable?

CharlesA
December 24th, 2009, 07:11 AM
That should be fine. / is the "root" of the drive.

presence1960
December 24th, 2009, 07:12 AM
that should be fine. / is the "root" of the drive.

+1

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 07:14 AM
Alright, the installation has started (as in, step 6/6 finished)
It took me to the brown screen with the white loading bar and Ubuntu written on it.
Just like using it as the Live CD
Then, it froze :/

presence1960
December 24th, 2009, 07:19 AM
Alright, the installation has started (as in, step 6/6 finished)
It took me to the brown screen with the white loading bar and Ubuntu written on it.
Just like using it as the Live CD
Then, it froze :/

I would try it one more time if it freezes again I would try the alternate text based installer.

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 07:21 AM
I would try it one more time if it freezes again I would try the alternate text based installer.


Thanks a load for your help.
It's 1.19 am here and i'm rather tired.
Gonna give this one more shot then go to bed.
The text based should be done downloading by tomorrow morning

presence1960
December 24th, 2009, 07:26 AM
Thanks a load for your help.
It's 1.19 am here and i'm rather tired.
Gonna give this one more shot then go to bed.
The text based should be done downloading by tomorrow morning
It usually works when the Live CD does not.

haydenangelo
December 24th, 2009, 07:30 AM
It usually works when the Live CD does not.


Let's hope so.
Thanks again, andddd good night.
I may or may not have to write you again -.-'