stefanjan
March 3rd, 2011, 12:38 PM
I am a complete Linux newbie having problems getting Ubuntu to work.
I successfully downloaded Ubuntu 10.10, created the CD and installed in dual boot on my spare laptop with Vista.
Installed Apache, MySql, PHP (it wasn't completely clear which versions I needed but think I got it right). And installed updates
Everything seemed to work OK and I successfully tested the Web Server by using the URL http://127.0.0.1
However when I rebooted I got a screen asking for password. I was not able to proceed further because the keyboard did not type in the password field.
After switching off and restarting, Ubuntu displays for a while but impossible to interact with the screen and then I get a gray screen.
If I start in Ubuntu recovery mode I also get a gray screen.
I successfully downloaded Ubuntu 10.10, created the CD and installed in dual boot on my spare laptop with Vista.
Installed Apache, MySql, PHP (it wasn't completely clear which versions I needed but think I got it right). And installed updates
Everything seemed to work OK and I successfully tested the Web Server by using the URL http://127.0.0.1
However when I rebooted I got a screen asking for password. I was not able to proceed further because the keyboard did not type in the password field.
After switching off and restarting, Ubuntu displays for a while but impossible to interact with the screen and then I get a gray screen.
If I start in Ubuntu recovery mode I also get a gray screen.