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[Raquel]

On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:38:16 -0500
Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:

> Jimmy Wagner wrote:
> > I have used Ubuntu on my other  computer that runss XP, but I 
> > requestsd a lice cd because every time I try to boot Ubuntu on my
> > Vista (32-bit) laptop, after I make my boot selection from the
> > Ubuntu menu, thhe screen stays black the whole time, I even hear 
> > the welcome sound but I don't see anything. I thought this disk 
> > would work but it didn't.
> 
> One thing you can try is downloading the alternate CD
> (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate).  It is
> a text-only installer and deals with "exotic" hardware better than
> the LiveCD.

I can attest to the "betterness" of the text installer.  A couple of
weeks ago I downloaded the dvds and tried twice to install over
Vista, using the graphical installer.  I didn't like the results at
all. Then I tried the text installer which worked like a charm.  This
was on a new laptop, HP G70-246US.

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