luckyfox
January 20th, 2010, 02:27 AM
Hey there, Lucky here!
I'm ~brand~ new to Linux, and already having some serious set backs. From what I have been told by quiet a few, I can have Linux up and running after six simple questions. Well, although that sounded awesome, I haven't had much luck. :(
Before I go any further, I have to be sure to mention, I have absolutely no technical experience at all.
I design websites, and that is about as deep as I go down the computer rabbit-hole, so please be gentle. ;)
I downloaded the ISO with bit-torent, to ensure its solidarity. Burned it to a CD as instructed, and began the instillation process.
I tried twice, waiting (maybe 20 minutes) for anything after I hit enter (besides the flashing underscore). I was able to figure out, that by removing the -quiet splash command from the install, I could see what exactly it was doing. And every time, after the same amount of time, the install would hang. I tried this several times, with the different options available with the install. The instillation first warns me about udma/33 (although I have no idea what that means) and then a final warning that the TSC is unstable (I think that is the system's way of keeping time).
After that, the CD-Rom dies, and the hard drive dies. All that remains, is the small section of log I can see, and the final two notices.
I happen to read (somewhere) that it can be a hard drive problem. Not possible, I just installed a new one and have had Windows Vista Home Premium running on it for a while now (Windows still works fine, so obviously the installer isn't getting very far). Now, I have nothing I must keep on this computer, so I was just going to partition the entire hard-drive and install linux as the -only- OS, but I can't even get to that part!
What information can I attempt to gather to assist someone in assisting me (since I haven't found anything anywhere else), and ~please~ break down assistance into laymen's terms.
The computer is a Toshiba Satellite. Intel Celeron M, 520 @ 1.60 GHz. 2.00 GB or RAM, and the version of Vista is on Service Pack 2 (in case you need to know that). It has a slim drive and a touchpad built in.
Seriously, I really need some help if I am ever going to get this Linux working. I'd LOVE the chance to be free of Microsoft... Over $100 for an upgrade? Over $200 for a full install? I mean really, you all know where I'm coming from... For-shame Microsoft... For shame... ](*,)
Plus, the daily annoyance of explorer.exe freezing just isn't as fun as it used to be. [-(
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. [-o<
Appreciatively,
-Lucky
I'm ~brand~ new to Linux, and already having some serious set backs. From what I have been told by quiet a few, I can have Linux up and running after six simple questions. Well, although that sounded awesome, I haven't had much luck. :(
Before I go any further, I have to be sure to mention, I have absolutely no technical experience at all.
I design websites, and that is about as deep as I go down the computer rabbit-hole, so please be gentle. ;)
I downloaded the ISO with bit-torent, to ensure its solidarity. Burned it to a CD as instructed, and began the instillation process.
I tried twice, waiting (maybe 20 minutes) for anything after I hit enter (besides the flashing underscore). I was able to figure out, that by removing the -quiet splash command from the install, I could see what exactly it was doing. And every time, after the same amount of time, the install would hang. I tried this several times, with the different options available with the install. The instillation first warns me about udma/33 (although I have no idea what that means) and then a final warning that the TSC is unstable (I think that is the system's way of keeping time).
After that, the CD-Rom dies, and the hard drive dies. All that remains, is the small section of log I can see, and the final two notices.
I happen to read (somewhere) that it can be a hard drive problem. Not possible, I just installed a new one and have had Windows Vista Home Premium running on it for a while now (Windows still works fine, so obviously the installer isn't getting very far). Now, I have nothing I must keep on this computer, so I was just going to partition the entire hard-drive and install linux as the -only- OS, but I can't even get to that part!
What information can I attempt to gather to assist someone in assisting me (since I haven't found anything anywhere else), and ~please~ break down assistance into laymen's terms.
The computer is a Toshiba Satellite. Intel Celeron M, 520 @ 1.60 GHz. 2.00 GB or RAM, and the version of Vista is on Service Pack 2 (in case you need to know that). It has a slim drive and a touchpad built in.
Seriously, I really need some help if I am ever going to get this Linux working. I'd LOVE the chance to be free of Microsoft... Over $100 for an upgrade? Over $200 for a full install? I mean really, you all know where I'm coming from... For-shame Microsoft... For shame... ](*,)
Plus, the daily annoyance of explorer.exe freezing just isn't as fun as it used to be. [-(
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. [-o<
Appreciatively,
-Lucky