[CoLoCo] ubuntu installation problems

[Collins Richey]

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Sean Dial <tesseractheart at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>    I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my desktop PC. I'd like to dual boat. I
> put the CD in, restart, install and as soon as it says it's beginning to
> partition, it sits at 0% complete. I've done internet searches and I'm not
> finding anything.
>
> I have an:
> hp pavilion m9500f
>
> 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9750 Processor
> 8 GB RAM (16 GB max)
> 750 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe dual-layer DVD drive
> Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 (64-bit version)
> Nvidia GeForce 9500 GS graphics (512 MB dedicated)
>

1. Source of the CD. Did you download and burn it? Ubuntu supplied CD?
If you burned it yourself, try burning at a lower speed. I always used
speed 8 for burning ISOs.

2. Perhaps a cheat code to disable power management? Some PCs have
rather strange ACPI (et.) stuff that give's Linux heartburn.

3. Have you checked your memory? Let a memory checker run overnight?

4. Have you tried booting some other distro's LiveCD?


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Collins Richey
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