Acer Aspire 3630, SiS M661MX

[thomaskaiserfn]

I just wanted to install ubuntu 12.04.3 via CD (from ubuntu.com) on a outdated Aspire 3630.

Acer Aspire 3633WLMI
Intel Celeron M processor 370
(1,5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache)
15,4" WXGA CrystalBrite TFT LCD
60GB HDD
DVD-Dual
(support DVD+R Double Layer/DVD+-RW)
512MB DDR
802,11b/g wireless LAN

First partition with NTFS, second with FAT32, because i don´t have enough space for a full formatting.


The installation worked pretty well, but after it says "preparing for first start" or something, the screen flickers and there is temporarily a cursor in the middle.
It seems the machine has graphicproblems and the screen is shuting off and on frequently.

I installed Windows XP and tried to install ubuntu as additional OS. Windows is working perfectly, but I got the same error for ubuntu after the reboot.
(Xubuntu, Lubuntu etc. don´t seem to make a difference.)

This is the first time I worked with this OS and I have absolutely no clue what to do about this.
Some ideas??

[mörgæs]

Hi, welcome to the fora.

You might have a problem with SIS graphics. Are you able to run any of the distros in a live boot?

[thomaskaiserfn]

Actually I don´t know what a live boot is... is this the installation on a virtual machine?!

[heir4c]

That is when you boot from the live-cd or live-usb where the .iso file is put on to start the live-session.
How you install Ubuntu? From IN Windows or from a cd or usb?
If you can put more RAM in. (a total of 1GB or more is better to run the system on).

[heir4c]

Have you a SIS graphics, than here a possible solution:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/sis
(Only for Lubuntu and Xubuntu)

[thomaskaiserfn]

Oh okay, I think I tried starting from the live-cd as well. The Problem is always the same.
I have tried installing it on a complete formatted partition and after the windows-setup IN windows for testing purposes.

I don´t have spare RAMs to assemble and I would like to avoid spending money if it is any possible.

Is there a way to install something like drivers?

[mörgæs]

The live boot was not requested for installing, but for running the command

sudo lshw -sanitize > lshw.txt

When you have done that please post lshw.txt in CODE tags.

[heir4c]

What graphics card have you?
If it is a SIS than look to my previous post for the link.
If not, than post here what card you have.

[thomaskaiserfn]

Have you a SIS graphics, than here a possible solution:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/sis
(Only for Lubuntu and Xubuntu)

Piew, how can I check if I have a card like such.
I don´t think I have found anything like a graphic-card in the windows hardware manager.

[heir4c]

Type the command who mörgæs give, in a terminal, like he asked. Than we can see what graphics you have.
ThanX