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zhengalanzheng
September 15th, 2013, 06:09 AM
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX
LGA1155 Motherboard Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB
OS: Windows 7 64 bit
Hi, I'm a windows user trying to convert to linux. But there were problems when I try to install (http://askubuntu.com/questions/345718/installing-ubuntu-12-04-w-usb-issue#) ubuntu. So I found out that I installed windows 7 from the BIOS way and I know that I have to install it the same way as windows which I have no idea about. So, I created the bootable usb drive (http://askubuntu.com/questions/345718/installing-ubuntu-12-04-w-usb-issue#) as listed in the instructions on the main ubuntu website. I created the bootable usb from the 12.04 desktop (http://askubuntu.com/questions/345718/installing-ubuntu-12-04-w-usb-issue#) amd64 which is the 64 bit version. So, I turned off my computer and turned it back on, pressed f11, and it shows me that I can boot from 4 places. One of them was the USB and one of them said something about the UEFI USB. I tried the UEFI but when I got to the screen where it said install ubuntu, 5 seconds later, it just turned into a black screen for like 10 minutes and just stayed there. Then I tried the USB option, booting from it, it asked me if I wanted to run it or install it. I chose install but after the initializing log, it froze at another initializing log: http://i.imgur.com/iqGHCOJ.jpg Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

sudodus
September 15th, 2013, 06:58 AM
Welcome to the Ubuntu Forums :-)

It is hard to tell for sure, but I think from the information I have, that

- you should not run Ubuntu in UEFI mode, since Windows 7 is installed the BIOS way.

- you have an ATI/AMD/Radeon graphics card (from the screenshot)

There are often issues with the graphics drivers, and the first step is to add a boot option. The first boot option to try is nomodeset. See this link

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

Furthermore, it is always a good idea to check if the download was successful, so that the iso file is correct. Use md5sum with data from

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

zhengalanzheng
September 15th, 2013, 07:35 PM
Welcome to the Ubuntu Forums :-)

It is hard to tell for sure, but I think from the information I have, that

- you should not run Ubuntu in UEFI mode, since Windows 7 is installed the BIOS way.

- you have an ATI/AMD/Radeon graphics card (from the screenshot)

There are often issues with the graphics drivers, and the first step is to add a boot option. The first boot option to try is nomodeset. See this link

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

Furthermore, it is always a good idea to check if the download was successful, so that the iso file is correct. Use md5sum with data from

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

I solved the problem by referring to this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2038227
Thanks for trying to help.