New System - Hanging on Install

[Clive Menzies]

It did :)

On (30/08/06 11:38), Gregory Piñero wrote:
> Would someone mind confirming that this email made it to the mailing
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> 
> On 8/29/06, Gregory Piñero <gregpinero at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Just finished putting together a new computer.  Everything powers up
> > and I load the Ubuntu CD and tell it to do the normal install and it
> > gets so far and then it takes me to a black screen and all it says is:
> > Uncompressing Linux ... Ok, booting the kernel.
> > And it just stays stuck there forever.
> >
> > Other things to consider if it helps.  It's an IDE DVD-ROM, I tried
> > two different brands and I tried each of them as master, slave, cable
> > select, and the various cable positions and it made no difference.  I
> > also tried booting with Knoppix and System Rescue CD with no luck.
> > Knoppix says it can't find the filesystem and the System Rescue CD
> > says "Can't find CD-ROM"
> >
> > I tried installing Windows XP and that worked seemingly fine, except
> > that it thinks my drive is 130GB and not the actual 320GB.
> >
> > Please, please help!  I really want my new ubuntu computer to work.
> >
> > Here are the system specs if that helps:
> > MB GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 P965 775
> > VGA GIGA N 7600GS GV-NX76G256D-RH R
> > CPU INTEL|CORE 2 E6300 1.86G 775 R
> > HD 320G|ST 7K 16M SATA2 ST3320620AS
> > Kingston ValueRAM Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2-667 DIMM Memory Kit,
> > 240-Pin, CL5, Non-ECC, Unbuffered, Model: KVR667D2N5K2/2G
> >
> > -Greg Pinero

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