Unable to use Ubuntu 8.04 live CD

[Jerry Alber]

NoOp wrote:
> On 08/01/2008 06:57 PM, Jerry Alber wrote:
>
>   
>> NoOp,
>>
>> Thanks to you, I kind of got my Ubuntu 8.04 CDs and DVDs to work. You 
>> mentioned that you wondered if it might be something about my keyboard 
>> that might be interpreted as a log out when it was not. First of all, I 
>> was using a KDE switch to switch between my 2 computers. This KDE switch 
>> is USB rather than PC2 connections. Just in case I disconnected it but 
>> that wasn't it. Then I looked around at the different options for 
>> starting Ubuntu but they didn't work either EXCEPT for F4's "Safe 
>> Graphics Mode". When I chose that, they all booted as they were supposed 
>> to, without the request for a UID and PW. It's not the monitor that's 
>> causing the problem because I also tried it on my roommate's computer 
>> with the same "SGM" and it also worked. We both have HP Pavilion a1210n 
>> desktop computers with Radeon Xpress 200g graphic cards. They have not 
>> caused problems with any of the other distributions - so who knows. I 
>> also forget to mention that before, when choosing to stop or restart, 
>> the CD/DVD would be ejected but that is all the further it would go.
>>
>> I don't know quite what is going on, but my next step would be to try an 
>> install on an empty partition to see if it would go as expected. If I 
>> can get the install to work, I will have to change the resolution as I 
>> can see the top panel but not the bottom one. I can see it if I use the 
>> monitor's menu to reposition the screen.
>>
>> Tomorrow, I'll  see how the install goes. Any idea why the "SGM" would 
>> make it work"?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jerry
>>     
>
> Now that's interesting. You certainly have a lot of patience; thanks for
> continuing to try to get it all to work :-)
>
> If you want to just do install, I highly recommend downloading the
> Alternate CD and installing from there: http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04/
> If you need help on how to do that let me know.
>
> Back to the LiveDVD:
>
> Unfortunately I've no idea why it works in SGM and is not picking up the
> Radeon Xpress. But this bug looks like it might be the one & probably
> won't be fixed until Intrepid:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/211759
>
> The screen resolution issue (in standard mode) is common (unfortunately)
> - I don't even get top & bottom panels showing on one system as it picks
> up my monitor as 1152x864 and it's a 1024x768. It picks up the monitor
> type just fine (Hitachi CM641) but for some silly reason it totally
> screws up on the resolution size. In SGM it uses 1600x1200 and both
> panels show up.
>
> You should be able to adjust the screen resolution using
> System|Preferences|Screen Resolution
> If that does not work: Alt-F2 then "gksu displayconfig-gtk" and then
> select the proper resolution size and click OK. While you are there,
> please check out the "Examples" folder/file, other standard applications
> (such as OpenOffice, Firefox etc) and once you determine them to be
> working reboot using the normal Quit button or System|Quit|Shutdown.
>
> Restart not using SGM and at the "Try Ubuntu..." press F6 and enter
> backspace over quiet and splash-- back to "initrd.gz" and hit the Enter
> key. See if you can see where the system is looking for your video card
> and/or restricted drivers. Unfortunately I do not know how to 'pause'
> the screen on a DVD - perhaps others who do can help out?
>
>
>
>
>
>   
NoOp,

I downloaded Ubuntu 8.04.1 Alternate and burned the image. MD5sums all 
checked out as did the CD. I installed it which was in the graphics mode 
- fine with me. I installed it on its own partition. Everything seemed 
to go fine even to the GRUB folder being where it was supposed to be. 
However, when I rebooted and it asked for my UID an PW, upon entering 
them, (I entered them during the install so I should remember what they 
were) it took me right back to the login screen. No error message, no 
nothin!!!!

I checked the /etc/shadow and I'm there, but of course I can't tell if 
the password is correct or not.

Any ideas what else I might check? I am too tired to try anything else 
right now so I will wait until Sunday or Monday.  It's a good thing I've 
been using linux for quite a few years and also have a couple of Ubuntu 
distros working without problems, otherwise I think I would have given 
up in disgust quite a while ago.

Have a good weekend - what's left of it.

Jerry
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