matthew02
June 27th, 2010, 09:39 AM
I have just installed Ubuntu in a Windows Vista system. The installation seemingly went fine.
After installation, system restarted to boot menu (grub?) where I selected Vista. Vista started fine. I restarted the pc from the Vista login screen.
Now the problems started. At grub, I chose Ubuntu. It began to start up, made it through the Ubuntu logo with the dots, some splash screen or wallpaper came up and *bam* the computer powered off.
Next I Wanted to boot Vista again. Grub came up for a half-second before power-off. Tried a few more times with the same results.
Frustrated, I tried to boot from the CD again to see about repairing grub or just reinstalling. The installer ran for a second before power-off.
Next, tried BIOS boot manager to boot from the HDD again. Powered-off at the BIOS boot manager screen before I could choose where to boot from. Twice in a row.
Tried to boot into BIOS to check settings for anything odd. Powered-off within 1 second after I got into the BIOS.
Finally, I would hit the power button and it would turn on and then power-off instantly.
I unpulgged my Logitech VX Revolution mouse and the charger (it's fully charged and holding fine).
I thought maybe the computer was hot (feels normal though), so I waited one miunte. After that, I was able to boot from Grub to Windows fine.
I restarted the pc from the windows login screen to try Ubuntu again. Got into grub and just repeated the same process from before with the same results. Nothing works.
I waited one minute again, and I was able to boot into Vista fine. I am posting this from Vista with everything connected and working fine.
I downloaded the 32bit desktop version from the "enhanced download page." I burned the iso with the Toshiba DiscCreator software that came with the computer. I've used DiscCreator many times before with great success. Ubuntu was burned to a normal 80min/700mb Maxell CD-R.
I'm afraid to reboot from Vista now and find that one of these times, I won't be able to get back in.
I installed Ununtu into an empty 9.77gb partiton and formatted it as ext3. Used an empty 1.46gb partition as swap.
Here's my setup:
Satellite A215 Detailed Product Specification1
Model Name: A215-S5837
Part Number: PSAEGU-03801J
UPC: 883974072095
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit version)
Processor and Chipset
AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60
2.0 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, HyperTransport™ Technology @ up to 800MHz
AMD M690V chipset
Memory
Configured with 2048MB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM (both memory slots may be occupied). Maximum capacity 4096MB
Hard Disk Drive5
160GB (5400 RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive
Fixed Optical Disk Drive6
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (10x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD-RW (4x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD+RW (4x), DVD-RAM (5x)
Display
15.4” diagonal widescreen TruBrite® TFT LCD display at 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)
Native support for 720p content
Graphics
ATI RadeonTM X1200 128MB-319MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Sound
Built-in stereo speakers
Sound Volume Control Dial
Input Devices
86 key US keyboard
TouchPad™ pointing device
TouchPad™ Enable/Disable
communications
Modem
10/100 Ethernet
Integrated Wi-Fi® compliant wireless:10
[LIST]
Atheros® 802.11 b/g wireless-LAN
Expandability
2 main memory slots. Both slots may be occupied.
ExpressCard™ slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
Secure Digital, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]
Ports
Video
RGB (monitor) output port
S-Video output port
Audio
Microphone input port
Headphone output port
Data
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
USB v2.0 – 4 ports
RJ-45 LAN port
RJ-11 modem port
Physical Description
Onyx Blue Metallic with Black Keyboard
Dimensions (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 14.3” x 10.6” x 1.32” /1.55” without feet
Weight: Starting at 6.05lbs depending upon configuration11
Power
75W (19V x 3.95A) 100-240V AC Adapter
[LIST]
Dimensions (WxDxH): 5.04” x 1.20” x 2.01”
Weight: starting at 0.77 lb
Battery
4000mAh Lithium Ion battery pack
Software
Toshiba Software and Utilities
TOSHIBA Value Added Package
Electronic User’s Guide
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®
TOSHIBA Assist
TOSHIBA DVD Player
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
TOSHIBA Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center
TOSHIBA Speech System
Third-party Software
TOSHIBA Game Console, designed by WildTangent®
Sun® Java™ 2 Runtime Environment
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Google™ Desktop
Google™ Toolbar
Google™ Picasa™
Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5 for TOSHIBA
Computrace® LoJack® for Laptops
Trial Software
Microsoft® Office Ready with Microsoft Office Professional 2007 60-day trial edition
Norton 360™ All-In-One Security
Napster® Music download subscription service
memeo AutoSync and memeo AutoBackUp
Special Offers
Microsoft Office Live
shutterfly® digital photo print provider
eMusic Music Download Subscription Service
Vongo, Starz Entertainment Movie Download Service
Intuit® Quickbooks® Financial Center
Skype™
PhotoWorks® digital photo print provider
Any help for a frustrated noob? I'm excited about the idea of getting it running. Thanks in advance for everything
After installation, system restarted to boot menu (grub?) where I selected Vista. Vista started fine. I restarted the pc from the Vista login screen.
Now the problems started. At grub, I chose Ubuntu. It began to start up, made it through the Ubuntu logo with the dots, some splash screen or wallpaper came up and *bam* the computer powered off.
Next I Wanted to boot Vista again. Grub came up for a half-second before power-off. Tried a few more times with the same results.
Frustrated, I tried to boot from the CD again to see about repairing grub or just reinstalling. The installer ran for a second before power-off.
Next, tried BIOS boot manager to boot from the HDD again. Powered-off at the BIOS boot manager screen before I could choose where to boot from. Twice in a row.
Tried to boot into BIOS to check settings for anything odd. Powered-off within 1 second after I got into the BIOS.
Finally, I would hit the power button and it would turn on and then power-off instantly.
I unpulgged my Logitech VX Revolution mouse and the charger (it's fully charged and holding fine).
I thought maybe the computer was hot (feels normal though), so I waited one miunte. After that, I was able to boot from Grub to Windows fine.
I restarted the pc from the windows login screen to try Ubuntu again. Got into grub and just repeated the same process from before with the same results. Nothing works.
I waited one minute again, and I was able to boot into Vista fine. I am posting this from Vista with everything connected and working fine.
I downloaded the 32bit desktop version from the "enhanced download page." I burned the iso with the Toshiba DiscCreator software that came with the computer. I've used DiscCreator many times before with great success. Ubuntu was burned to a normal 80min/700mb Maxell CD-R.
I'm afraid to reboot from Vista now and find that one of these times, I won't be able to get back in.
I installed Ununtu into an empty 9.77gb partiton and formatted it as ext3. Used an empty 1.46gb partition as swap.
Here's my setup:
Satellite A215 Detailed Product Specification1
Model Name: A215-S5837
Part Number: PSAEGU-03801J
UPC: 883974072095
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit version)
Processor and Chipset
AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60
2.0 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, HyperTransport™ Technology @ up to 800MHz
AMD M690V chipset
Memory
Configured with 2048MB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM (both memory slots may be occupied). Maximum capacity 4096MB
Hard Disk Drive5
160GB (5400 RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive
Fixed Optical Disk Drive6
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (10x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD-RW (4x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD+RW (4x), DVD-RAM (5x)
Display
15.4” diagonal widescreen TruBrite® TFT LCD display at 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)
Native support for 720p content
Graphics
ATI RadeonTM X1200 128MB-319MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Sound
Built-in stereo speakers
Sound Volume Control Dial
Input Devices
86 key US keyboard
TouchPad™ pointing device
TouchPad™ Enable/Disable
communications
Modem
10/100 Ethernet
Integrated Wi-Fi® compliant wireless:10
[LIST]
Atheros® 802.11 b/g wireless-LAN
Expandability
2 main memory slots. Both slots may be occupied.
ExpressCard™ slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
Secure Digital, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]
Ports
Video
RGB (monitor) output port
S-Video output port
Audio
Microphone input port
Headphone output port
Data
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
USB v2.0 – 4 ports
RJ-45 LAN port
RJ-11 modem port
Physical Description
Onyx Blue Metallic with Black Keyboard
Dimensions (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 14.3” x 10.6” x 1.32” /1.55” without feet
Weight: Starting at 6.05lbs depending upon configuration11
Power
75W (19V x 3.95A) 100-240V AC Adapter
[LIST]
Dimensions (WxDxH): 5.04” x 1.20” x 2.01”
Weight: starting at 0.77 lb
Battery
4000mAh Lithium Ion battery pack
Software
Toshiba Software and Utilities
TOSHIBA Value Added Package
Electronic User’s Guide
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®
TOSHIBA Assist
TOSHIBA DVD Player
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
TOSHIBA Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center
TOSHIBA Speech System
Third-party Software
TOSHIBA Game Console, designed by WildTangent®
Sun® Java™ 2 Runtime Environment
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Google™ Desktop
Google™ Toolbar
Google™ Picasa™
Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5 for TOSHIBA
Computrace® LoJack® for Laptops
Trial Software
Microsoft® Office Ready with Microsoft Office Professional 2007 60-day trial edition
Norton 360™ All-In-One Security
Napster® Music download subscription service
memeo AutoSync and memeo AutoBackUp
Special Offers
Microsoft Office Live
shutterfly® digital photo print provider
eMusic Music Download Subscription Service
Vongo, Starz Entertainment Movie Download Service
Intuit® Quickbooks® Financial Center
Skype™
PhotoWorks® digital photo print provider
Any help for a frustrated noob? I'm excited about the idea of getting it running. Thanks in advance for everything