DrPL
April 2nd, 2013, 10:47 AM
Hi,
My old computer recently died so I purchased a new PC. Well, to be accurate, when I say "New" its a reconditioned PC, a Dell Optiplex GX620.
I bought a 12.10 disk from thelinuxshop and stuck it in the (internal) DVD/CD drive, wanting a full install rather than a live disk.
I pressed F2 to get into the boot settings and changed the boot-up order so that the DVD drive would be the primary media. Then I saved the
settings and waited. After a minute, I got the familiar Ubuntu logo come up, and the five orange and white alternating dots underneath. Then
I waited...and waited...and after an hour I gave up.
I'm not technically minded, but other Linux and Ubuntu installs (such as 10.04 which I have used before) worked without any problems. Can
anyone suggest any solutions?
Best wishes
Paul
My old computer recently died so I purchased a new PC. Well, to be accurate, when I say "New" its a reconditioned PC, a Dell Optiplex GX620.
I bought a 12.10 disk from thelinuxshop and stuck it in the (internal) DVD/CD drive, wanting a full install rather than a live disk.
I pressed F2 to get into the boot settings and changed the boot-up order so that the DVD drive would be the primary media. Then I saved the
settings and waited. After a minute, I got the familiar Ubuntu logo come up, and the five orange and white alternating dots underneath. Then
I waited...and waited...and after an hour I gave up.
I'm not technically minded, but other Linux and Ubuntu installs (such as 10.04 which I have used before) worked without any problems. Can
anyone suggest any solutions?
Best wishes
Paul