Troubleshoot Installation

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:26:09 -0500
"Allen Tung" <ultimatetuna at gmail.com> wrote:

> Package: installation-reports
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> 
> 
> Boot method: Ubuntu desktop CD
> 
> Image version: a CD that Canonical mailed over
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> Date: December 30, 2008 3:11
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> 
> 
> Machine: It's a White Medion Akoya EX
> 
> Processor: intel Celeron
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> Memory: 490,992 KB RAM
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> Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
> 
> (no idea where to find this)
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> 
> 
> Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:
> 
> (no idea what this is either)
> 
> 
> 
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> 
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
> 
> 
> 
> Initial boot:           [e ]
> 
> Detect network card:    [e ]
> 
> Configure network:      [e ]
> 
> Detect CD:              [o ]
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> Load installer modules: [e ]
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> Detect hard drives:     [e ]
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> Partition hard drives:  [e ]
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> Install base system:    [e ]
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> Clock/timezone setup:   [e ]
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> User/password setup:    [e ]
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> Install tasks:          [e ]
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> Install boot loader:    [e ]
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> Overall install:        [e ]
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> 
> 
> Comments/Problems:
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> 
> <Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
> 
>       and ideas you had during the initial install.>
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> 
> 
> I took the CD that Canonical sent over, and put it in the disk drive
> of my laptop.  Then, I clicked the fullinstall or demo button, and
> restarted the computer automatically.  When I came to the screen, I
> pressed enter for English, and chose the full install option.  It
> brought me to an Ubuntu screen with a bar loading.  When the bar
> finished loading, the screen went black, and blinked a few times.  The
> disk eventually stopped whirring, and nothing happened.  Whenever I
> pressed a couple buttons, or the power button, it started whirring
> again.  If I pressed and held the power button, though, the laptop
> turned off.  Essentially, the install failed.  Every time I attempted
> this, this process repeated itself, without fail.

Can you file this on launchpad? I know the system sent it to the users
mailing list, but it never gets worked if it stays here. 

The right place to file bug reports is:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

That will give the developers a chance to see if they can fix it.

Thanks.

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Charlie Kravetz 
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