install woes

[Caputo, Luke A SPC RES USAR]

i dont know much about 64bit processors... but im pretty sure i read that you can install 64bit from a regular ubuntu disk. 

maybe try that? pop in an ubuntu disk and try the regular install and see what happens. good luck

----- Original Message -----
From: Aart Koelewijn <aart at mtack.xs4all.nl>
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:49
Subject: Re: install woes
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com

> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:42:39 +0100, whoosh wrote:
> 
> > I have an AMD64 Sempron tower system from about 2006.
> > 
> > 
> > if I install Ubuntu 8.04.1 desktop 64 bit, that freezes up
> > 
> > when the mouse pointer appears.
> > 
> > 
> > if I install Ubuntu 7.10 desktop 64 bit that freezes up when the
> > 
> > desktop appears.
> > 
> 
> I have a laptop with AMD Sempron which had simular problems. I 
> only used 
> 32 bit, never tried 64 bit. With 32 bit it now works perfect if 
> started 
> with the option "nolapic". With 7.04 it worked ok without that 
> option, 
> the problems started after that.
> 
> Aart
> 
> 
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