JMB902
November 6th, 2010, 01:51 PM
Hi all, new here,
I'm having a really hard time loading Ubuntu on a bit of an older HP computer. Unfortunately I'm not hugely tech savvy so I can only narrate the sequence of events as they happened, sorry if its unduly lengthy.
First off though, the system specs are as follows:
CPU: Intel Celeron, 1.70 Ghz / 400 MHz
RAM: 512 MB
Core Version: 4.06
It had hitherto been running Windows XP.
First of all, I put the Ubuntu 10.10 32-bit disk in and booted it up, with the CD drive set first in the BIOS boot priority list. However, Windows still booted. I tried running the CD inside Windows, but the computer froze. I've successfully installed Ubuntu on my laptop from the same ISO, so I figured the CD drive must've had it.
So I got a USB CD drive, plugged it in. Unfortunately, it didn't show up in the BIOS boot list, nor did any USB drives (the only 'Removable Device' listed is a 'Legacy Floppy Drive'). Still, once in Windows, the CD autoran and I clicked the last option (something like 'Help boot Ubuntu') and it installed its program.
Once the computer restarted, I was given the option to boot either Windows or Ubuntu; I chose Ubuntu and all seemed well. I chose to erase the disk and install Ubuntu as I had on my other computer. It went smoothly enough, until I got to the 'Who Are You?' prompt - I filled out name, computer name, password etc. but the 'Forward' butten remained pale and I couldn't click it. I waited, and the orange bar crept up to a bit over two thirds of the way and the text above it said 'Ready when you are...'; still I couldn't click 'Forward'. I left it for a considerable deal of time and nothing changed. I (probably quite stupidly) figured I should restart and try again.
Now here's the problem: The hard drive seems quite erased - when I turn the computer on, after the usual diagnostic screen, I just get a blinking white dot in the top left of a black screen. There's no option to boot Ubuntu, and I can't convince the BIOS that I have an external CD drive plugged in that I'd like it to boot before anything else.
Quite frankly, I'm at a loss.
Plese, if you have any suggestions, I'd be really grateful - thanks for reading all of this; sorry again for my lack of technical knowledge.
Thanks,
JMB902
I'm having a really hard time loading Ubuntu on a bit of an older HP computer. Unfortunately I'm not hugely tech savvy so I can only narrate the sequence of events as they happened, sorry if its unduly lengthy.
First off though, the system specs are as follows:
CPU: Intel Celeron, 1.70 Ghz / 400 MHz
RAM: 512 MB
Core Version: 4.06
It had hitherto been running Windows XP.
First of all, I put the Ubuntu 10.10 32-bit disk in and booted it up, with the CD drive set first in the BIOS boot priority list. However, Windows still booted. I tried running the CD inside Windows, but the computer froze. I've successfully installed Ubuntu on my laptop from the same ISO, so I figured the CD drive must've had it.
So I got a USB CD drive, plugged it in. Unfortunately, it didn't show up in the BIOS boot list, nor did any USB drives (the only 'Removable Device' listed is a 'Legacy Floppy Drive'). Still, once in Windows, the CD autoran and I clicked the last option (something like 'Help boot Ubuntu') and it installed its program.
Once the computer restarted, I was given the option to boot either Windows or Ubuntu; I chose Ubuntu and all seemed well. I chose to erase the disk and install Ubuntu as I had on my other computer. It went smoothly enough, until I got to the 'Who Are You?' prompt - I filled out name, computer name, password etc. but the 'Forward' butten remained pale and I couldn't click it. I waited, and the orange bar crept up to a bit over two thirds of the way and the text above it said 'Ready when you are...'; still I couldn't click 'Forward'. I left it for a considerable deal of time and nothing changed. I (probably quite stupidly) figured I should restart and try again.
Now here's the problem: The hard drive seems quite erased - when I turn the computer on, after the usual diagnostic screen, I just get a blinking white dot in the top left of a black screen. There's no option to boot Ubuntu, and I can't convince the BIOS that I have an external CD drive plugged in that I'd like it to boot before anything else.
Quite frankly, I'm at a loss.
Plese, if you have any suggestions, I'd be really grateful - thanks for reading all of this; sorry again for my lack of technical knowledge.
Thanks,
JMB902