Install Woes

[Mark Turner]

I'll try re-installing it, but it does dump me straight into a shell 


On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:17:01 -0700, Matt Zimmerman <mdz at canonical.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 09:52:08AM -0700, Mark Turner wrote:
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> > I just tried installing Ubuntu on a AMD 2400+(SOYO Mobo) with 1.5gb
> > ram(corsair ram), gForce FX 5700 Ultra(eVga), 160gb
> > HD(WesternDigital). And on all the previous machines Ive installed
> > Ubuntu on, X was configured automaticly, but on this machine it dumps
> > me straight to a shell login. Any Ideas why, or does it have somthing
> > to do with teh age of my Video Card?
> 
> Even if the autoconfiguration fails, you aren't dumped to a shell; you would
> get a dialog informing you of the failure and offering to display the server
> logfile.
> 
> In fact, the installer won't ever leave you at a shell.  The closest I can
> think of is a custom install, where you are left at the login: prompt.
> 
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