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Kerran156
March 28th, 2012, 07:24 PM
Hi, im new to ubuntu and am currently running Vista. But everytime i try to use wubi to install ubuntu when i reboot i get a error saying timeout : killing and all this weird code. Is this normal?
Please help me get ubuntu up and running

Cheers,
Kerran

bcbc
March 28th, 2012, 08:24 PM
What graphics card do you have?

Kerran156
March 29th, 2012, 04:26 AM
An Ati radeon HD 3400 series

Cheers
Kerran

bcbc
March 29th, 2012, 05:03 AM
You have to use the 'nomodeset' option to boot the first time. For Wubi's first boot see post #8 of this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132

After booting you should be offered the choice of installing the proprietary driver (it should appear as an app-indicator - top right) or you can run 'additional-drivers' yourself.

There is some indication that the default proprietary doesn't work properly for this card, but this link may be out of date: http://askubuntu.com/questions/66201/ati-proprietary-drivers-not-working-with-an-ati-radeon-hd-3400

Kerran156
March 29th, 2012, 06:07 AM
Thank you so much,
Im posting from ubuntu right now!

Cheers for all your help,
Kerran

bcbc
March 29th, 2012, 06:30 AM
Great! You're welcome.

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