Unable to use Ubuntu 8.04 live CD

[Jerry Alber]

NoOp wrote:
> On 08/02/2008 08:07 PM, NoOp wrote:
>
>   
>> Quick question: how did you check /etc/shadow without being able to
>> login and entering a password? Even in the tty you'd need to login and
>> enter a UID & password.
>>
>>
>>
>>     
>
> One other questiuon/point: you mentioned
> <quote>
> 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.
> </quote>
>
> there is no "graphics" mode on the Alternate CD - only: Normal, OEM
> install, Install a command-line system, Install an LTSP server. The
> normal and OEM modes do use very limited graphic (DOS style) screens,
> but nothing like a liveCD install. Can you clarify what you mean by
> "graphics mode"?
>
>
>   
NoOp,

Sorry about the "graphics" bit. I woke up in the middle of the night 
thinking that I said graphics when I meant to say text. It was in the 
text mode not the graphics mode that I entered all of my information.

I got to /etc/shadow by mounting the partition from Fedora 8 which is 
working. I also looked at lspci and could see that Ubuntu did see the 
graphics card.

I will try a clean install doing what you suggested with F6.

Jerry

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