Ubuntu just keeps loading during install...

[jus1haz2]

I have tried multiple linux distros and none seem to work on my desktop. I got fedora to work once but then it kernel panicked.

With ubuntu the problem seems to be with installing, i cannot get anywhere past selecting the installation off the cd, it just keeps loading. A couple of times I see a blinking cursor but most of the time it just gets stuck on the loading screen (the loading bar will change from really slow to normal speed). I have tried both the 32 and 64bit editions and both seem to have the same problem.

My Computer:
AMD 4000+
2GB ram
74GB Raptor + 300GB w/ NCQ
GIGABYTE GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mobo
7800GT 256mb

Windows works fine so I dont think its a hardware issue.

[TenPlus1]

Very strange indeed... It may be a conflict with a device, so maybe unplugging all USB devices until installed (except keyboard.mouse of course)... Other than that, are you using an original Ubuntu install CD ? If not, did you download, compare checksums and burn at a very low speed ?

I tend to use Deluge to download the .iso file then force a re-check when downloaded to make sure it's all there...

[jus1haz2]

I have checked the cd and did re-burn one at a lower speed but it didn't help. I also tried installing another gfx card (PCI one) but that didn't help either. I read somewhere (lost the link) that it could be a USB problem, so maybe I will try using a PS2 keyboard.

[jus1haz2]

Alright it seemed to install properly with a ps2 keyboard but now i am getting error 17 from grub, any ideas?

I have the following drives

74GB Sata -Windows XP 64bit
320GB Sata - Data
80GB Sata - Has linux on the second partition

[PmDematagoda]

Download the Super GRUB Disc from here (http://forjamari.linex.org/frs/download.php/1020/super_grub_disk_0.9737.iso) and boot the PC with it, then try and recover GRUB and see if it makes an improvement.

[jus1haz2]

Alright, I have browsed through some of the support documentation http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Boot_Problems but am still lost on what exactly I should do once I am in SGD. Most of the options i try, for instance, "Grub => MBR & Linux! (1) Auto ;-)" return errors, "Error 15: File not found".

If I browse to the 'Repair Grub' section it just says "SGD has NOT succeeded :("

:(

[PmDematagoda]

Can you boot the Ubuntu Live CD and post the output of:-

sudo fdisk -l

[jus1haz2]

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80000000000 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 155009 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x49f2340b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2 94452 47603304 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda2 * 94453 155009 30520728 83 Linux
/dev/sda5 2 91756 46244488+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 91757 94452 1358752+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 74.3 GB, 74355769344 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9039 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x060f173b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 9038 72597703+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdc: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 620181 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0000aba1

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 1 568168 286356640+ 7 HPFS/NTFS


and here is my menu.lst


title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=829ce281-f889-43dc-ab0a-e100ab32ebc7 ro quiet splash xforcevesa
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=829ce281-f889-43dc-ab0a-e100ab32ebc7 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, memtest86+
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdb1
title Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1

[PmDematagoda]

The output of the commands look fine. Did you try changing the boot device order in the BIOS and seeing if that fixes it?

[jus1haz2]

Ya I tried all the different devices before posting, the 74gb just boots straight to windows if that's any help.