nothing on screen

[legend1108]

hello just want to say thank you for your help
I have......
Sony vaio
P4 2.8ghz
512ram
when i boot from the live cd..do the workaround.....click quit to not install
nothing comes up on screen and i have to turn computer off.....
any ideas :popcorn:

[Rex Bouwense]

Welcome to the forums.:popcorn:
Which version of Lubuntu are you trying to install? Does everything work from the live CD or are you not getting that far?

[legend1108]

thank for your reply.....sorry for got to mention it is lubuntu 11.10
and im not getting that far....:confused:

[Rex Bouwense]

OK legend here you go. This site will walk you through the installation. At what point does yours fail? By the way did you download the image?

[legend1108]

yes i downloaded the iso....and did install it to a older desktop ...which had a P3 512mb ram....the laptop i want to install on it now is a P4 512mb.......it goes to the welcome screen....i click install cause i know that is the workaround......it goes thru the lubuntu 11.10 screen with the flashing dots......then it ask do i want to go forware or quit...i click quit twice cause i want to make sure everything is going to work.....then nothing on the screen after 30mins.....had to just power the system off.....:popcorn:

[Rex Bouwense]

11.10 should not need the work around. You should be able to install it without all that other screw around stuff.

[legend1108]

you think it has something to do with the hardware on that system?

[Rex Bouwense]

No what I am saying (and I have to admit that after I reread it I wasn't clear) if you want to install it click install. If you want to try it, do that. I believe that the bug that was in 11.04 has been corrected in 11.10 so you do not have to do the work around.

[legend1108]

ok i will try to just install it.....see what happens......it had win xp..but with all the updates it just got to bloated for 512mb of ram......if i have any problems i will come back.....thanks for you help

[legend1108]

well i tried to install still same problem.....just stops working at same area :popcorn:

[marinara]

You need to be more specific about your problem.
Do you get to 'install lubuntu' and then you get a black screen?

What laptop do you have exactly? (model number)

[legend1108]

sorry...no didnt get to install......im not getting that far.....when i click on continue to go forward to install from the live cd....the screen goes dark and the laptop does nothing.....i have to hold down power button to turn it off.
Sony Vaio Laptop PCG-GRT170
P4 2.80 ghz
512mb ram

[Rex Bouwense]

Now I am starting to wonder about the CD. When you downloaded the image files did you check the MD5Sum and burn the image at the lowest possible speed. You may have a bad download or a bad burn. Alternatively you can try making a bootable flash drive to boot from.

[legend1108]

well i have used the same cd to install on another system with lower specs....i was going to try to use a usb stick to install on the sony vaio laptop....but it doesn't give me a option to boot from usb in the bios