af20001
September 29th, 2008, 08:50 PM
I have a new laptop, an Advent 5312 which I am trying to install Ubuntu on.
The live CD of 8.04.1 doesn't get any further than the first segment on the progress bar of the splash screen, then it just hangs - no errors appear, it just stops.
I have also tried Live CDs of Mandriva One 2008 & PCLinuxOS 2007 and they both hang as well, although they seem to get slightly further along before stopping. I know these particular discs are OK, as I have booted from them before.
Anyone got any ideas on what I can do? I'll be really cheesed off if this laptop won't work at all with Linux - my old one was fine but the kids broke it, and this is the insurance replacement.
The live CD of 8.04.1 doesn't get any further than the first segment on the progress bar of the splash screen, then it just hangs - no errors appear, it just stops.
I have also tried Live CDs of Mandriva One 2008 & PCLinuxOS 2007 and they both hang as well, although they seem to get slightly further along before stopping. I know these particular discs are OK, as I have booted from them before.
Anyone got any ideas on what I can do? I'll be really cheesed off if this laptop won't work at all with Linux - my old one was fine but the kids broke it, and this is the insurance replacement.