<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18812"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>Hello,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I am a newbie to Ubuntu.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I have been trying to load Ubuntu 9:04 for 3 weeks now.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>Ist I tried an upgrade from 8:10.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>All I got from that was a black blank screen.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>Then I put in a new HD-in fact I have tried several HDs.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>The I tried a download to CD which I have verified using checksum etc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I have changed HDs, cables, pulled the computer apart in pieces to check the hard ware.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I can run PCLinux off of its CD but I can't run Ubuntu.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I cannot get 9:04 to run off the CD, nor can I get the CD to load 9:04 on my HD.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I have tried reading the Ubuntu FAQ, forum historical questions and anything I can find on Ubuntu.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>When I try to load or install 9:04 or any other Ubuntu vs. now, all I get is the Ubuntu installation screen and after </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>it works for a while it goes to "initramfs".</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I have looked this up in Ubuntu, on the web and everywhere else I can find it and am still out to lunch on what is happening here.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I have tried the help feature in initramfs but all it gives me is a page of commands. I tried looking them up to no avail.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>I have yet to find an explanation of initramfs that I can make sense of.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>My question is how do I get by this initramfs stage/error/???? and continue with loading 9:04?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>What is the problem here?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>Is it a SW or HW problem?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>What is "initramfs" or where can I get a common sense explanation of it?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>Thank you, any help on this will be greatly appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=187480803-06092009>Ken</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>