Madonnas BoyToy
April 29th, 2012, 12:25 AM
Well, my computer is getting old so I had decided to try out Lubuntu. Originally I had just installed lxde on Ubuntu and used that, but when it came time for 12.04 I wanted to do a clean install of Lubuntu.
At first I tried to install the 64 bit version via USB flash drive. When it booted I checked the disc for errors, none were found.
Then I tried to run a live session, but it wouldn't get past the splash screen. After that I rebooted and tried to just install it but had the same problem. I tried to use a different flash drive, and I even burned a CD, all of which were to no avail.
So now I'm thinking, "Hmm...well maybe there's issues with the 64 bit version", and I decided to try the 32 bit.
I had the same problems as with the 64 bit.
I then wondered if I just didn't have enough RAM, even though a gigabyte should be plenty for Lubuntu, and thought I might try out the alternate install image.
I downloaded it and put it on a flash drive, booted into it, checked the disc for errors. None were found.
So I installed it. Upon first boot of the new system, it sticks...on the splash screen.
Then I booted into the alternate installer usb again and checked it for errors. Still nothing.
Finally I downloaded Lubuntu 11.04 and it installed with no problems. Which is where I write to you from now.
tl;dr? - No matter what I do with Lubuntu 12.04, it sticks at the splash screen.
I guess what I want to know is, are there other people having the same problems?
Does anyone know what's causing the problem?
Is there anything I can do to make it work?
If I were to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 to 12.04 would I still encounter the same errors?
EDIT @ 1:01 PM EST, April 30th, 2012
I tried to use my most recently downloaded image in VirtualBox and while trying launch the live session I get this error :
[ 32.104692] piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.0: SMBus base address uninitialized - upgrade BIOS or use force_addr=0xaddr
So I thought maybe it was my computer's BIOS, and tried the force_addr=0xaddr when I booted from USB, but it didn't seem to do anything.
The difference between VirtualBox and my computer is that, in VirtualBox, after the error message, it boots into a live session.
My computer, despite the force_addr=0xaddr option that I added before trying to boot, it doesn't do anything.
At first I tried to install the 64 bit version via USB flash drive. When it booted I checked the disc for errors, none were found.
Then I tried to run a live session, but it wouldn't get past the splash screen. After that I rebooted and tried to just install it but had the same problem. I tried to use a different flash drive, and I even burned a CD, all of which were to no avail.
So now I'm thinking, "Hmm...well maybe there's issues with the 64 bit version", and I decided to try the 32 bit.
I had the same problems as with the 64 bit.
I then wondered if I just didn't have enough RAM, even though a gigabyte should be plenty for Lubuntu, and thought I might try out the alternate install image.
I downloaded it and put it on a flash drive, booted into it, checked the disc for errors. None were found.
So I installed it. Upon first boot of the new system, it sticks...on the splash screen.
Then I booted into the alternate installer usb again and checked it for errors. Still nothing.
Finally I downloaded Lubuntu 11.04 and it installed with no problems. Which is where I write to you from now.
tl;dr? - No matter what I do with Lubuntu 12.04, it sticks at the splash screen.
I guess what I want to know is, are there other people having the same problems?
Does anyone know what's causing the problem?
Is there anything I can do to make it work?
If I were to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 to 12.04 would I still encounter the same errors?
EDIT @ 1:01 PM EST, April 30th, 2012
I tried to use my most recently downloaded image in VirtualBox and while trying launch the live session I get this error :
[ 32.104692] piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.0: SMBus base address uninitialized - upgrade BIOS or use force_addr=0xaddr
So I thought maybe it was my computer's BIOS, and tried the force_addr=0xaddr when I booted from USB, but it didn't seem to do anything.
The difference between VirtualBox and my computer is that, in VirtualBox, after the error message, it boots into a live session.
My computer, despite the force_addr=0xaddr option that I added before trying to boot, it doesn't do anything.