install woes

[whoosh]

On 30-Jul-08 13:06:04 Karl Larsen wrote:
>whoosh wrote:
>> I have an AMD64 Sempron tower system from about 2006.
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>> if I install Ubuntu 8.04.1 desktop 64 bit, that freezes up
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>> when the mouse pointer appears.
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>> if I install Ubuntu 7.10 desktop 64 bit that freezes up when the
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>> desktop appears.
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>    Mouse problems are almost 100% hardware problems.
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>> If I try installing Fedora 9 that freezes up also at the
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>> first screen, whether it is the DVD 64 iso, or the CD 64 iso,
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>> or the CD 32 iso, or the net install CD's.
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>    So why do you blame Linux for your problem?
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>> seems to be a problem with all recent versions of Linux.
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>> Yet I can run Fedora Core 3 without problem and Windows XP 
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>> without problem.
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>> when I say freezes up, I mean that the computer doesnt respond
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>> to keyboard or mouse input.
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>> It would be useful if you could tell us what video card your using. If it
>is nVidia then your problem is known.
>> I managed to install FreeBSD 7, 64 bit, but found it too complicated
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>> to progress and reverted back to trying to install Linux.
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>> the fact that FreeBSD 7 and Fedora Core 3 and Windows XP all are fine
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>> means it must be a bug in all the current Linux installs.
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>    Not really.
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>> Note that I can try to reinstall Fedora Core 3 and there is no problem
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>> with the mouse or keyboard.
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>> I use a 20 inch monitor and my keyboard and mouse are on double extensions,
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>> ie 2 leads joined together: but they work fine with Fedora Core 3 so 
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>> it cannot be a power problem.
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>>   
>    It can be a problem with all the newer systems. It is possible this 
>is your reason for failure. Try Ubuntu 8 with another mouse and keyboard 
>that are seperate.

with the Ubuntu desktop 8.04.1 64 bit CD, right at the start the keyboard
functions to select

language.

then with the list of options I can also select options with the keyboard,

and pressing capslock changes the caps-lock led.

I now select eg Install Ubuntu -- safe graphics mode

as it now boots capslock no longer changes the caps-lock led.

when the screen with the picture of the bird appears, the mouse doesnt
function.

there is the "Install"  window and the mouse doesnt function.


I tried an alternative keyboard + mouse and the same problem.


I cannot see any other control options, other than the 

mobo BIOS controls before the boot up.


I probably have to return to using Fedora Core 3, 


the fact is that the keyboard functions earlier with Ubuntu 8.04.1,

but not later.

why cant they make a foolproof install disk?

in parallel I am asking about this on the Fedora Core list,

Fedora Core's boot allows you to edit the command line which Ubuntu desktop
8.04.1
doesnt appear to allow.

(trying out the Fedora 9  DVD 64  iso, also with freeze up)




>Karl

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