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fmh4000
May 15th, 2011, 12:06 AM
This was my first try with Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 11.04 using WUBI and it appeared to install properly. But, when I rebooted and chose Ubuntu, it booted but there appears to be something wrong with the graphics--it was all jumbled. Do I need to install various drivers as a part of the initial install like I do with windows? If so, I'm not sure how to go about installing them if I can't get Ubuntu to boot so that I can read the screen. If anyone can clarify this I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks-

Fran H.


Here's my computer info:


Operating System System ModelWindows 7 Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) ASUSTeK Computer Inc. G60JX 1.0
System Serial Number: A3N0AS20109911D
Enclosure Type: NotebookProcessor a Main Circuit Board b1.60 gigahertz Intel Core i7 Q 720
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Hyper-threaded (8 total) Board: PEGATRON CORPORATION G60JX 1.0
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 208 08/16/2010Drives Memory Modules c,d479.13 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
184.49 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C [Optical drive]

ST9500420AS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5VJ3TA54, SMART (http://www.belarc.com/smart.html) Status: Healthy 6078 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB (serial number B2397156)
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM2' has 2048 MB (serial number B239430E)
Slot 'DIMM3' has 2048 MB (serial number B239800E) Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0)479.13 GB184.49 GB free Network Drives None discoveredUsers (mouse over user name for details) Printerslocal user accountslast logonfile:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif Francis M. Hensen5/14/2011 6:26:30 PM(admin)local system accountsfile:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif Administrator3/9/2010 11:36:53 PM(admin)file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif Guestnever
file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif HomeGroupUser$never

file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif Marks a disabled account; file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/lock.gif Marks a locked account Amyuni Document Converter 400on LPT1:Bullzip PDF Printeron BULLZIPeFax 4.4on eFax_4_4_PortHP Officejet J6400 serieson USB001HP Officejet J6400 series faxon USB001Microsoft Shared Fax Driveron SHRFAX:Microsoft XPS Document Writeron XPSPort:Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driveron nul:Controllers DisplayIntel(R) 5 Series 4 Port SATA AHCI Controller
Ricoh PCIe Memory Stick Host Controller
Ricoh PCIe SD/MMC Host Controller
Ricoh PCIe xD-Picture Card Controller NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (15.3"vis, January 2008)Bus Adapters MultimediaIntel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B34
Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B3C High Definition Audio Device
NVIDIA High Definition Audio (4x)Virus Protection [B]new Group PoliciesNorton AntiVirus Version 4.3.0.5 None discoveredCommunications Other Devices


Anchorfree HSS Adapter
IP Address: 10.3.8.47 / 32
169.254.241.49 / 32
Physical Address: 00:FF:36:3E:44:37Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20)
APIPA Address: 169.254.163.29 / 32
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: 48:5B:39:1B:3C:F3Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.73 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.254
Physical Address: 1C:4B:D6:8A:6D:84Microsoft ISATAP AdapterTeredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Networking Dns Servers: 10.3.8.1
192.168.1.254 Ricoh 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller
Acronis Backup Archive Explorer
Microsoft AC Adapter
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
Microsoft Composite Battery
USB 2.0 2.0M UVC WebCam
Keyboard Device Filter
Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad [Mouse]
HP LaserJet P1505n
Generic USB Hub (2x)
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (2x)
Generic volume shadow copy
mörgæs
May 16th, 2011, 12:46 AM
Hi, welcome to the fora.

For Wubi problems, take a look in this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1639198
fmh4000
May 24th, 2011, 04:30 AM
I checked the links and found nothing that I could really understand enough to feel comfortable doing. I'm not a programmer of any kind, so entering commands is not something I want to do if I can help it.

I decided to try booting from a CD that I burned using the Ubuntu 11.04 instructions and getting a little instruction from Asus about boot orders. I had the same kind of graphics/display problem I described before. I guess at this point I'll just wait on Ubuntu and try it again sometime in the future--maybe things will resolve themselves by then.

I have to say though, I thought I'd at least be able to boot from a disk and give Ubuntu a try. This was pretty disappointing for me to be honest. :(
mörgæs
May 24th, 2011, 05:16 AM
Are you giving up already?

I can not help with Wubi since I do not have Windows, but the thread I pointed to is the main thread for troubleshooting. Posting there is the way to go.

If a live boot (where Windows is not active) does not work, adding boot options is a good fist step. There are some links to boot options in this post:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1580857
linuxinstalledfromhdd
May 24th, 2011, 05:48 AM
This was my first try with Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 11.04 using WUBI and it appeared to install properly. But, when I rebooted and chose Ubuntu, it booted but there appears to be something wrong with the graphics--it was all jumbled. Do I need to install various drivers as a part of the initial install like I do with windows? If so, I'm not sure how to go about installing them if I can't get Ubuntu to boot so that I can read the screen. If anyone can clarify this I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks-

Fran H.


Here's my computer info:


Operating System System ModelWindows 7 Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) ASUSTeK Computer Inc. G60JX 1.0
System Serial Number: A3N0AS20109911D
Enclosure Type: NotebookProcessor a Main Circuit Board b1.60 gigahertz Intel Core i7 Q 720
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Hyper-threaded (8 total) Board: PEGATRON CORPORATION G60JX 1.0
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 208 08/16/2010Drives Memory Modules c,d479.13 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
184.49 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C [Optical drive]

ST9500420AS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5VJ3TA54, SMART (http://www.belarc.com/smart.html) Status: Healthy 6078 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB (serial number B2397156)
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM2' has 2048 MB (serial number B239430E)
Slot 'DIMM3' has 2048 MB (serial number B239800E) Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0)479.13 GB184.49 GB free Network Drives None discoveredUsers (mouse over user name for details) Printerslocal user accountslast logonfile:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif Francis M. Hensen5/14/2011 6:26:30 PM(admin)local system accountsfile:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif Administrator3/9/2010 11:36:53 PM(admin)file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif Guestnever
file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif HomeGroupUser$never

file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif Marks a disabled account; file:///C%7C/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/lock.gif Marks a locked account Amyuni Document Converter 400on LPT1:Bullzip PDF Printeron BULLZIPeFax 4.4on eFax_4_4_PortHP Officejet J6400 serieson USB001HP Officejet J6400 series faxon USB001Microsoft Shared Fax Driveron SHRFAX:Microsoft XPS Document Writeron XPSPort:Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driveron nul:Controllers DisplayIntel(R) 5 Series 4 Port SATA AHCI Controller
Ricoh PCIe Memory Stick Host Controller
Ricoh PCIe SD/MMC Host Controller
Ricoh PCIe xD-Picture Card Controller NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (15.3"vis, January 2008)Bus Adapters MultimediaIntel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B34
Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B3C High Definition Audio Device
NVIDIA High Definition Audio (4x)Virus Protection [B]new Group PoliciesNorton AntiVirus Version 4.3.0.5 None discoveredCommunications Other Devices


Anchorfree HSS Adapter
IP Address: 10.3.8.47 / 32
169.254.241.49 / 32
Physical Address: 00:FF:36:3E:44:37Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20)
APIPA Address: 169.254.163.29 / 32
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: 48:5B:39:1B:3C:F3Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.73 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.254
Physical Address: 1C:4B:D6:8A:6D:84Microsoft ISATAP AdapterTeredo Tunneling Pseudo-InterfaceNetworking Dns Servers: 10.3.8.1
192.168.1.254 Ricoh 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller
Acronis Backup Archive Explorer
Microsoft AC Adapter
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
Microsoft Composite Battery
USB 2.0 2.0M UVC WebCam
Keyboard Device Filter
Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad [Mouse]
HP LaserJet P1505n
Generic USB Hub (2x)
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (2x)
Generic volume shadow copy

Here try this walkthrough. Goto:
http://cinderbox.net/2010/12/23/to-do-list-after-installing-ubuntu-10-10-aka-maverick-meerkat/