i messed up my Ubuntu

[gabrielaca]

ok first, about a month ago i messed my Win7 (dual boot), no worries, continued working on my Ubuntu partion, but then i messed my Ubuntu also, so i backed up everything from both Os´s and tried to reinstall both, so i installed first Win7 and came out fine, but when i tried to reinstall Ubuntu 11.04 fron a live cd, i got a messeage something like "panic attack ocurred" and cant get to do anything more; on Win7 i can see the Wubi installer on the cd but dont want to go that way; any ideas how can i reinstall Ubuntu?:D

[bcbc]

If you're getting a 'kernel panic' then you probably have a bad burn on the CD, assuming this is the same machine you were running Ubuntu on successfully before.

Make sure you follow the instructions from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download

[gabrielaca]

i used the same disk as when i installed for the first time, but ill download again just to be on the safe side, thanks for the input.

[bcbc]

i used the same disk as when i installed for the first time, but ill download again just to be on the safe side, thanks for the input.

When you boot from the CD, hit a key when the little keyboard icon appears at the bottom centre. That will give you the extended menu and you can check the disk for errors.

[gabrielaca]

i clicked and got the menu, then click on, try ubuntu and got a black screen w/a blincking cursor, and freeze, then on install ubuntu, and got the kernell panic, and freeze, then on check the disk, and seem to be doihg fine i reported back once in a while and then again the kernel panic and freeze.

ill try the new downloaded disk later tonite.

any more ideas bcbc.

[bcbc]

Any ideas? Well, the fact that windows 'messed up before', followed by your Wubi install, and now the kernel panic - could point to some sort of hardware failure.

Unless you actually did something to mess things up - but I'm thinking not.

So that'd be my guess - some component is failing or something you've added is causing problems. Probably a good idea to run some ram checks etc.

That might also explain why an Ubuntu disk that worked before is now resulting in a kernel panic.

However, if you think your hardware is good, then I'd recommend trying a new CD at least to rule that out - as it's very common to have bad burns on CDs.

[gabrielaca]

boy you were right from the get go, it was the cd, i burned a new iso and im wrigting this from from my Ubuntu 11.04, probably a scratch or something, thank you so much for your help and knowledge.

i got back everything absolutly, again thanks, im marking this tread as SOLVED, thanks to you. ;):D:o:):p:popcorn: