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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>you need to use a non pae version 12.04 or previous. after that your computer will gag at the newer kernel. good lock, richard<br> <BR><div>> From: xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> Subject: xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 87, Issue 9<br>> To: xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:00:19 +0000<br>> <br>> Send xubuntu-users mailing list submissions to<br>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users<br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> xubuntu-users-owner@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of xubuntu-users digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. White Screen at CD boot (Wee Dram)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 10:50:48 -0700<br>> From: "Wee Dram" <a3c63608@telus.net><br>> To: <xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com><br>> Subject: [xubuntu-users] White Screen at CD boot<br>> Message-ID: <000001cf541c$3d9d2500$b8d76f00$@net><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>> <br>> Hello,<br>> <br>> I am trying to install Xubuntu on my old laptop. It is a Toshiba Satellite<br>> 5000 running a Pentium III at 1.10 Ghz with 512 MB RAM and a 37.5 GB<br>> Hard-drive. It is presently running XP. It has a NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go<br>> (Toshiba) video card. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> I want to first try it without installing but I'm having problems getting<br>> past the first steps.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> In summary: I burned a CD. I tried it on the computer but the screen went<br>> white after a few moments. I tried the CD on a newer Toshiba and it seems to<br>> work fine. After checking various help sources, I was able to get to the<br>> boot menu on the older computer and try a few options there: <br>> <br>> Deleting the 'quiet splash' command<br>> <br>> Choosing the nomodeset<br>> <br>> Adding the following, individually, to the boot options lineAdding<br>> i915.modset=0 <br>> <br>> xforcevesa<br>> <br>> fb=false<br>> <br>> vga=771<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The final result of doing each of these was the same: a white screen with<br>> lots of CD activity for several minutes (as if the whole process is<br>> proceeding) and then no CD activity. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> I am a total novice with this kind of thing so any and all suggestions of<br>> next steps are welcome.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> <br>> Ross<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-users/attachments/20140409/98f2e24b/attachment-0001.html><br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> -- <br>> xubuntu-users mailing list<br>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users<br>> <br>> <br>> End of xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 87, Issue 9<br>> ********************************************<br></div> </div></body>
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