Unbuntu install boot troubles...

Post by **Stavros** » 19 Oct 2006, 17:08

Well, I burned my copy of Ubuntu, but everytime it tries to load it gives me this error:

EMU836 Warning! Line A20 is already enabled. (it my not be exact, but it's very close)

I have no idea what this means. Anyone else have an idea?

Post by **bad_brain** » 20 Oct 2006, 06:26

seems like a problem with the keyboard.....are you using an USB- or wireless-one, or maybe a KVM switch? if yes try it with a "normal" ps2 one which is directly connected....

Post by **Stavros** » 24 Oct 2006, 14:54

Well, the good news is that I have a distro of Linux installed, the bad news is it was Plan B (SimplyMEPIS).

I'm a little disappointed that I couldn't get Ubuntu installed, but I'm glad that I do have a version of Linux installed.

Post by **pseudo_opcode** » 25 Oct 2006, 01:18

Even i tried to install ubuntu on several computers.. but wasnt able to install on any of them. I guess ubuntu doesnt like me

anyway there was an error.. i checked out ubuntu official support forums.. a guy had exactly same problem and they told him to chose another distro

weird!!!

p99 · Post by **p99** » 25 Oct 2006, 01:50

Yeah linux is strange at times. Support lacks in many places. But hey it's not like people are getting payed for it. My friend had to settle for a really old version of debian. The problem was that no "64-bit linux" would install on his 64-bit machine. Go figure that one out. Ubuntu generated unlimited errors or would just flat out quit!

Some machines it installs and works flawlessly. Others it is just a no go....

Post by **bad_brain** » 25 Oct 2006, 03:05

well, it depends on the distributor's policies. some follow the pure "strictly open source" path, which means no 3rd party apps are included which are not open source...and many hardware manufacturers don't want to supply the source codes for their drivers....the effect is that their hardware is not supported (or just badly supported by default drivers like VESA for graphics cards). the drivers can be added later, but it's a real pain in the ass, a buddy spend almost a week trying to make the driver for his NVIDIA graphics card work on Debian, after several attempts to build the new kernel (yes, you have to) he gave up...
other distributors aren't that strict and include drivers even if they are not open source, it's a little against the idea of a complete free OS but much more userfriendly...

Post by **Gogeta70** » 25 Oct 2006, 12:26

Hmm...

SimplyMEPIS == Ubuntu Breezy...

Post by **bad_brain** » 25 Oct 2006, 14:40

The biggest change is that now approximately 75% of the packages in SimplyMEPIS are Ubuntu-maintained. Most of the other 25% of packages are Debian-maintained. The remaining packages MEPIS uses are MEPIS maintained....

Post by **pseudo_opcode** » 26 Oct 2006, 03:23

f*** packages.. compile your programs

Post by **bad_brain** » 26 Oct 2006, 07:54

hehe...well, you know I use Debian, and I really enjoy package management with apt-get, simply because of the fact that you don't have worry about missing dependencies. I have compiled some apps too already, sure......but in most cases you end up in installing a dozend extra libs by hand as dependencies which takes a lot of time compared to a package manager...