kindov
May 15th, 2012, 08:47 PM
Hi everybody.
I am a total newbie both to this forum and to ubuntu / linux world, so please, be patient with my ignorance :-)
Here goes the trouble:
1 - I tried to install Ubuntu Desktop LTS 12.04 on my older Toshiba Sattelite (M40-285, 1,86 GHz, 1 GB RAM, ATI mobility card). I chose to make a clear install, deleting the XP Proffessional which used to sit there. Seemingly, everything went fine during the installation.
2 - Upon rebooting, the Ubuntu OS launch gets stuck passed the loading screen. Once that the dark purple screen is gone, the default desktop wallpaper gets loaded, but that is as far as I get. The wallpaper sits there and nothing happens. The only "solution" is to "kill" the OS by holding the power button.
Things I tried:
1 - Reinstalling Ubuntu - did not help.
2 - Booting Ubuntu from the install CD. Even this was impossible. Interestingly, I get the "welcome screen" where you can choose between "install" and "try out ubuntu". I can go to install just fine, but if I choose the try out option, the same thing happens: the window disappears and I get stuck with just the wallpaper loaded. This makes launching any apps from the CD version impossible. Here I got stuck - originally I thought I would try to fix this with the boot repair tool, but I cannot launch anything because there is no way to load the OS. (Remark: I was stupid enough not to try the "live" CD version of the OS. I installed right away.)
OK. This is as far as I got. I will welcome any suggestions or hints on how to solve this.
Many thanks.
Mat
I am a total newbie both to this forum and to ubuntu / linux world, so please, be patient with my ignorance :-)
Here goes the trouble:
1 - I tried to install Ubuntu Desktop LTS 12.04 on my older Toshiba Sattelite (M40-285, 1,86 GHz, 1 GB RAM, ATI mobility card). I chose to make a clear install, deleting the XP Proffessional which used to sit there. Seemingly, everything went fine during the installation.
2 - Upon rebooting, the Ubuntu OS launch gets stuck passed the loading screen. Once that the dark purple screen is gone, the default desktop wallpaper gets loaded, but that is as far as I get. The wallpaper sits there and nothing happens. The only "solution" is to "kill" the OS by holding the power button.
Things I tried:
1 - Reinstalling Ubuntu - did not help.
2 - Booting Ubuntu from the install CD. Even this was impossible. Interestingly, I get the "welcome screen" where you can choose between "install" and "try out ubuntu". I can go to install just fine, but if I choose the try out option, the same thing happens: the window disappears and I get stuck with just the wallpaper loaded. This makes launching any apps from the CD version impossible. Here I got stuck - originally I thought I would try to fix this with the boot repair tool, but I cannot launch anything because there is no way to load the OS. (Remark: I was stupid enough not to try the "live" CD version of the OS. I installed right away.)
OK. This is as far as I got. I will welcome any suggestions or hints on how to solve this.
Many thanks.
Mat