Ubuntu 6.10 hangs on install

[CJ]

Bruce wrote:
> CJ wrote:
>> Bruce wrote:
>>   
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I have purchased a refirb from Tiger, added a second hard drive to it 
>>> and attempted to (dual boot) install 6.10 Desktop from a CD I have used 
>>> several times in the past.  The first GUI screen shows up with options 
>>> for normal install, safe install, help and not much else.  When I try to 
>>> install I get the "Failed to start the X server" message.  If I answer 
>>> "yes" to the debug info I get a display that doesn't help me, a "restart 
>>> GDM when it is configured correctly" message is posted, then I get stuck 
>>> there.  If I answer "no" I will see about 3 screen flashes as the disks 
>>> are being checked, then it hangs.  I do not get a command line prompt 
>>> and I do not get a chance to do the vesa configuration trick that I see 
>>> when I Google this problem. 
>>>
>>> Once again, I do not have a command line, I can't edit the X11 config 
>>> file and I can't do the apt reconfiguration.
>>>
>>> The box is a Tiger Direct# J156-4260
>>> IBM NetVista
>>> 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4
>>> 512 MB DDR
>>> 40 GB HDD from Tiger, 250 GB HDD added as a home for Ubuntu
>>> Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN, video, sound
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>> this machine would work great on 7.04 i recommend you install 7.04 instead.
>> --cj
>>
>>   
> I'll download and give that a try after work tomorrow.  I'll be quite 
> happy if that eliminates the problem. 
>
> Just for my information, what is different about 7.04 that will cause 
> it to work but my old "trusty" 6.10 won't?  Once I get a "X server 
> disabled" message I would think that any video detect problem that 
> would prevent the command line from working would also be "disabled".
>
> Thank you,
> Bruce
>
well, 7.04 is newer, so there will be support for it after 6.10 reaches 
end-of-life
--cj