Installation problems with Ubuntu

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

2009/3/17 Weixuan Li <weixuanli at hotmail.com>:
>
>> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:56:09 -0300
>> Subject: Re: Installation problems with Ubuntu
>> From: lmnicolosi at gmail.com
>> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>>
>> 2009/3/17 Weixuan Li <weixuanli at hotmail.com>:
>>> I'm using the amd64 version. (I have 64bit processors...Intel Core 2 DUO
>>> T5850)
>>> I tried the 32-bit version and it works fine, but i want the 64-bit so i
>>> can
>>> utilise all of my RAM.
>>> Weixuan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:37:58 -0600
>>>> From: klarsen1 at gmail.com
>>>> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>>>> Subject: Re: Installation problems with Ubuntu
>>>>
>>>> Weixuan Li wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,I am trying to install Ubuntu onto a NEC Versa P8310.I intend to
>>>>> make it dual-boot.I have shrunk my Vista partition and currently have
>>>>> 150GB
>>>>> of unallocated space.I put the CD into the drive, restart my laptop and
>>>>> the
>>>>> menu comes up(with the options: install ubuntu, use ubuntu without any
>>>>> change to my computer, check CD for defects,
>>>> You better check the CD for defects first. That eliminates a bad CD
>>>> as the problem.
>>>>
>>>>> memory test, etc.).I select Install Ubuntu and it goes to a black
>>>>> screen
>>>>> and the CD stops whirring.Any suggestions to what went wrong and how to
>>>>> fix
>>>>> this problem so that I can install Ubuntu?
>>>>> Cheers,Weixuan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Tell us what version your loading as well.
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>> Have you tried to burn another CD at the lowest possible speed?
>>
>> And just out of curiosity, how big is your RAM?
>>
>> (Please post your replies at the lower part of the message, not in the
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>>
>> L.
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> no, but i know that the CD works because I got it off a friend who installed
> it on their machine.
> 4GB of Ram and 1GB of graphics (My current 32-bit Vista OS doesn't use the
> extra 1GB of RAM)
> Weixuan

Ubuntu AMD64 will not allow you to use much more than 3Gb if your
video board has 1Gb due to the RAM area needed to manage it.Your
available memory will be pretty much the same with i386 or AMD64.

I can see no benefit in choosing AMD64 install, not for a 4 Gb system.

L.

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