need help installing ubuntu. requesting in-person help (Vancouver area)
ubunt2 at gmail.com
ubunt2 at gmail.com
Tue May 15 07:02:12 UTC 2007
Hello,
Since 2 months ago, I've tried installing Ubuntu onto my Windows
computer. I've tried burning discs many times, at slow speeds. I've
checked the md5sum, and the numbers match. The problem I get is that
when I choose "Run or Start Ubuntu" or "Check CD for defects" the
computer blanks/blacks out and hangs. I have to press the power button
on the computer to reboot. I've read about this problem on the
ubuntuforums, and they say that adding "acpi=off" to their boot
parameters helped many. I've tried that but it doesn't help. I've
posted my computer specs below. I'm very tired of all this hard work
and am close to giving up. But a person suggested I post my cry for
help on this mailing list, as perhaps I could maybe get some in-person
help. If someone can give help in the Greater Vancouver/Lower Mainland
area, please let me know. I can gladly make you a nice
strawberry-banana smoothie/milkshake as a small token of my
thankfulness if you can help.
Sincerely,
JC
According to My Computer/Properties:
AMD Athlon 64 Processor.
3800+ 2.41 GHz, 1.00 GB of Ram
Physical Address Extension
Info I got from System Properties/Hardware/Device Manager
Display Adapter:
Radeon X850
DVD/CD drive: HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H22N
IDE ATA/ATAPI controller: NVIDIA nForce4 Paralles ATA Controller
Network Adapter: Nvidia nForce Networking Controller
Cache:
L1 Data Cache: Size: 64 Kbytes. 2-way set associative, 64 byte line size
Info I got from EvonSofft SysInfo program
------CPU Info------
CPU Info
BrandString: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+
Real Frequency: 2420MHz
Code Name: NewCastle(0.13 µm) SOI
CPU Type: OEM
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Voltage: 1.4V
Transistor Count: 10500ten thousand
External Clock: 201MHz
Multiplier: 12.0
FBS: 201MHz
Memory Wide: 1608.0MB/s
Slot: Socket 939
Package: ¦ÌPGA
SerialNumber: 0002-0FF0-078B-FBFF-0000-0001
CPU ID: 15-15-0
Brand ID: 0
Cache Info
Level1: 128KB
Level1 Code: 64KB
Level1 Data: 64KB
Level2: 0KB
Level3: 0KB
Features
MMX: Support
MMX+: Support
3DNow: Support
3DNow+: Support
SSE: Support
SSE2: Support
TyperThreading: Not Support
IA-64: Not Support
------Mainboard & BIOS------
Mainboard Info
Model: LP NF4 Series
Manufacturer: DFI Corp,LTD
Version: 1.0
System
UUID: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Slot
32 bit PCI Slot (Available)ID=:1
32 bit PCI Slot (Available)ID=:2
32 bit PCI Slot (Available)ID=:3
32 bit PCI Slot (Available)ID=:4
32 bit PCI Slot (Available)ID=:5
Port
PRIMARY IDE: PortSlot_0
SECONDARY IDE: PortSlot_1
FDD: PortSlot_2
COM1: PortSlot_3
COM2: PortSlot_4
LPT1: PortSlot_5
Keyboard: PortSlot_6
PS/2 Mouse: PortSlot_7
: USB0
Devices:
RADEON X850 Series
RADEON X850 Series - Secondary
PCI standard host CPU bridge
PCI standard host CPU bridge
PCI standard host CPU bridge
PCI standard host CPU bridge
PCI standard ISA bridge
NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller
NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller
NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller
NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port
nForce4 HyperTransport Bridge
BIOS Info
Name: AT/AT COMPATIBLE
ExtendedInfo:
Copyright: Nvidia - 42302e31 orkstationBIOS v6.00PG stationBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Date: 11/14/05
BIOS Size: 512KB
SMBISO Version: 2.2
------Memory Info------
Physical Memory Info
Total: 1022MB
Used: 465MB
Left: 556MB
Usage: 45%
PageFile
Total: 2460MB
Used: 456MB
Left: 2003MB
Useage: 18%
Virtual Memory
Total: 2047MB
Used: 65MB
Left: 1982MB
Usage: 3%
System Resources
System: 90% Left
GDI: 90% Left
User: 90% Left
Memory Address From: 7FFEFFFF
Memory Address To: 00010000
Memory Bank Info
Slot: 1-Way / 1-Way
Speed: 70ns,60ns,50ns
Type: Standard,DIMM
Voltages: 2.9V
MaxSize: 4096MB
MemCtrlSlotCount: 4
3Slot:512 MB 5 ns A2
4Slot:512 MB 5 ns A3
------Disk Info------
Physical Disk
Capacity: 69 GB
Manufactory: Western Digital
Size: 3.5 inch
Slot:
Speed:
Cache Size: 2MB
System Cache: 0MB
Model: WDC WD740GD-00FLA1
SerialNumber: WD-WMAKE1619182
Revision: 27.08D27
Cylinders: 9039
TracksPerCylinder: 255
SectorsPerTrack: 63
BytesPerSector: 512
Rat(MB/s):
Feature:
Logic Disk
VolumeLabelC:(Raptor)
FileSystem£ºNTFS
SerialNumber£º3803-CA4A
Capacity£º70896MB
FreeSpace£º37513MB
TotalClusters£º18149425
SectorsPerCluster£º8
------Display System------
Video Device Info
Adapter: RADEON X850 Series - Secondary
Chipset: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x5D6D)
Memory Size: 256MB
Type: DDR/SDRam
RAMDAC: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
BIOS Info: 113-A47401-101
BIOS Date: 11/08/04
BIOS Version:
Driver Version: 8.360.0.0
Driver Date: 3-14-2007
Driver Provider: ATI Technologies Inc.
Monitor
Product Name: PTS0301
Current Resolution: 1024X768
ColorDepth: 32Bit
Vertical Refresh Rate: 85HMz
Max Resolution: 800 x 600 - 4 bit
Horizonta lSize: 320mm
Vertical Size: 240mm
Visual Area:16.1inch
------Mutimedia------
Multimedia Drivers
Media Control Devices
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Video Codecs
Legacy Audio Drivers
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio
ATI T200 Unified AVStream Driver
Audio Codecs
Microsoft Kernel Audio Splitter
Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer
Microsoft WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler
Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device
Microsoft Kernel Acoustic Echo Canceller
Microsoft Kernel GS Wavetable Synthesizer
Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface
Wave-In
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio v5.5
Wave-Out
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio v5.5
Mid-In
Mid-Out
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth v5.5
Mixer
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio v5.5
Engine
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
OpenGL: 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Direct3D
Microsoft Direct3D Hardware acceleration through Direct3D HAL
Microsoft Direct3D Mono(Ramp) Software Emulation
Microsoft Direct3D RGB Software Emulation
DirectMusic
Microsoft Software Synthesizer
DirectPlay
WinSock TCP Connection For DirectPlay
WinSock IPX Connection For DirectPlay
Modem Connection For DirectPlay
------Network------
Network Info
VirtualAdapters
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
WAN Miniport (L2TP)
WAN Miniport (IP)
WAN Miniport (PPTP)
VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
Direct Parallel
WAN Miniport (IP) - Packet Scheduler Miniport
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Clients
WebClient
Client for Microsoft Networks
Services
Dial-Up Client
QoS RSVP
Steelhead
Wireless Zero Configuration
QoS Packet Scheduler
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
VMware Bridge Protocol
Application Layer Gateway
Remote Access Connection Manager
Dial-Up Server
NetBIOS Interface
Generic Packet Classifier
Protocols
WINS Client(TCP/IP) Protocol
Message-oriented TCP/IP Protocol (SMB session)
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
NDIS Usermode I/O Protocol
Remote Access NDIS WAN Driver
Point to Point Protocol Over Ethernet
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
IP Addresses: 192.168.2.2
MACAddresses: 00-01-29-FB-9B-7F
TCPIP
AdapterCount: 1
HostName: gcs-amd
DNS Address:
192.168.2.1
WinSock
Description: WinSock 2.0
Version: 2.2
Status: Running
------Other------
Power Supply
Status: Off Line
Battery Status: NoBattery
Input Device Info
Keyboard: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2
USB Device Info
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
Unknown Device
USB Composite Device
Sony PEG
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