Install Troubles 8.0.4

[sniper910]

i cannot install ubuntu 8.0.4
i hit enter on install and it loads ubuntu then goes to a text based saying thing (this is not the alternate) and now is saying

*random numbers* ata1.00:status: [DRDY]
*random numbers* ata1.00:exception emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 Serr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen
same ata random crap then cmd and it goes to I/O error on devide sda, logical block 2102506

HELP!

[Pumalite]

Post your specs.

[sniper910]

erm where would i find those? my uncle built this computer a while ago but xp got corrupted and now i dont know what to do

[Pumalite]

Try the Alternate CD. Download from here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download
Check the box below sign 'Start Download'

[sniper910]

ok i'll post back if that works

[Pumalite]

Ok.

[wpshooter]

i cannot install ubuntu 8.0.4
i hit enter on install and it loads ubuntu then goes to a text based saying thing (this is not the alternate) and now is saying

*random numbers* ata1.00:status: [DRDY]
*random numbers* ata1.00:exception emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 Serr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen
same ata random crap then cmd and it goes to I/O error on devide sda, logical block 2102506

HELP!

1) Did you check the integrity of your Ubuntu CD by running the verification function that is found on the initial Ubuntu boot screen menu ?

2) Have you ran the memtest that is also found on the initial Ubuntu boot screen menu ?

[sniper910]

hold on let me do that

[sniper910]

now it's saying cannot find acpi for the alternate version and i think it said it has 128 mem or something like that

[Pumalite]

If your computer has 128 MB of RAM; try Xubuntu Alternate CD. Ubuntu 8.04 would be too heavy a Desktop for you.

[sniper910]

whats the diffrence between xubuntu and ubuntu

[Pumalite]

It's a lighter Desktop and therefore able to run well in your system. It's a form of Ubuntu for computers with little RAM.

[sniper910]

still takes me to the text interface area
says acpi something then the error-ish message as listed above

[sniper910]

i changed boot options to instead of quiet -- at the end i just removed that and now it seems to be blazing with a bunch of stuff appearing at a good space in that text-ish terminal i was refering to is that a good thing?

[sniper910]

ok now it went to just a blank black screen with a blinking _ half way down it after all that code

[Pumalite]

You might need some boot paramete3rs. Try your luck:
http://grumpymole.blogspot.com/2007/05/ubuntu-how-to-edit-grub-boot-parameters.html
Try first the common ones. To be tried alone or in different combinations until you hit the right one:
noapic nolapic acpi=off pci=noacpi irqpoll pnpbios=off vga=0x317

[sniper910]

worked now it says could not find common cd drivers

[Pumalite]

Maybe you need to update your firmware or change your CD drive. I also noticed you never answered in the other thread if you had done md5sum on your iso, burn at 4x, on CD-R and check CD integrity before install.

[sniper910]

oh yeah i did that srry didn;t see that question

[sniper910]

ok i upgraded the ram to 352mb and the graphics card now for the ubuntu install non alternate it goes down a long list then gives a kernal error message

[molotov00]

ok i upgraded the ram to 352mb and the graphics card now for the ubuntu install non alternate it goes down a long list then gives a kernal error message

hahaha. "a kernel error message"

yeah. I know how to fix that!

How on EARTH can you expect a helpful response when all you provide is that crap question?

[Pumalite]

Post your new specs and the exact error messages.

[sniper910]

i got my ubuntu cd's today but i installed server but cannot login i type in account name in the black and white thing and i can't type in password help ?

[Pumalite]

You type your password, but it doesn't show. Just complete your password and then hit 'Enter'

[sniper910]

ah ok thanks

[sniper910]

ok now im still on the black and white text thing how do i get it to something like ubuntu desktop?

[Pumalite]

If you want a GUI:
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop

[sniper910]

ya i want a gui but this computers not connected to the internet it will be later tho but is there another way i can some how download gnome and install it?

[sniper910]

hahaha. "a kernel error message"

yeah. I know how to fix that!

How on EARTH can you expect a helpful response when all you provide is that crap question?

can you actually try and post something useful? beside makeing remarks like that