[CoLoCo] ubuntu installation problems

[Sean Dial]

> 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.

I've tried to a CD that I burned myself. I've also tried an Ubuntu supplied CD. Both had the same result

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

Wow. That's a over my head, I'm a causal user who's just happy that Linux has gotten so easy over the years.

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

Cool thanks. I'll try this. But I don't know exactly what I'm looking for. If I just search for "memory checker" or go to downloads.com will I get what you are recommending? Or should I look for something more specific?

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

I have not. All of my experience is with Ubuntu. Any suggestions as to which one to try, considering that I need something for noobs?

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> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:48 -0700
> From: crichey at gmail.com
> To: ubuntu-us-co at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [CoLoCo] ubuntu installation problems
> 
> 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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