problems with ubuntu.

z4chd1zzl3 · Post by **z4chd1zzl3** » 09 Mar 2008, 14:46

okay, i downloaded UBUNTU onto a disc.. i checked the disc for errors and it said there was none, i tried to dual-boot with windows vista, and it says somethin like linux not found i think, cant remember lol. but then i tried to boot it off of a live CD and it freezes at the same spot on the loading screen EVERY time.. can anyone help?

Nerdz · Post by **Nerdz** » 09 Mar 2008, 14:58

I had the same issue, download the alternate cd by checking the box under the Start Download.

Check here if you need the alternate desktop CD. This CD does not include the Live CD, instead it uses a text-based installer.

z4chd1zzl3 · Post by **z4chd1zzl3** » 09 Mar 2008, 15:04

i checked on the site . didnt come across anything that was ubuntu

Post by **ayu** » 09 Mar 2008, 15:14

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Under the "Start download" button, there is a checkbox where it says

"Check here if you need the alternate desktop CD. This CD does not include the Live CD, instead it uses a text-based installer."

Check it, then download. It will download the version that Nerdz mentioned

z4chd1zzl3 · Post by **z4chd1zzl3** » 09 Mar 2008, 15:15

kk downloading it right now thanx for the help

z4chd1zzl3 · Post by **z4chd1zzl3** » 09 Mar 2008, 15:45

im trying to duel boot before i burn it to a disk and this is what happens

MariaLara · Post by **MariaLara** » 09 Mar 2008, 17:54

Not to be daft like but how are you burning them?
Sometimes when we download an .iso image we may burn them wrong.
They won't show errors because there are no errors in that format.
One time I burned an .ISO and spent ages trying to figure out why I was getting that same error you are. I think I burned it on a DVD or did something else wacky before I realized what it was. I checked it for errors too..LOL.
But after I caught my error I burned it right and it everything was fine.

As far as freezing, maybe disabling ACPI.
I helped someone a few weeks ago and once they did that in the bios it worked perfect.

Post by **Big-E** » 09 Mar 2008, 22:41

You can actually do it from the install menu -noacpi should suffice. I had that problem on my laptop, it would freeze directly after the splash screen when booting - I think you hit f5 or f8 or something like that to get to boot options from the live cd.