Error with ubuntu after installation

[bennyboy2606]

Hey, I recently installed Unbuntu in windows, and rebooted to boot into it, but then I was faced with this error message

"Buffer I/O error on device FD0, logical block 0"

I am new to the whole linux/ubuntu scene so have no idea what this means, anyone care to lend a hand?

Thanks
B

 

[eXor]

That's the floppy disk. Nothing to worry about.


Try disabling it in the BIOS.

 

[bennyboy2606]

Ty, I'll head over there now and then let you know.

 

[bennyboy2606]

Ok i did that, and didn't get that error message, was then presented with a console that didn't do anything apart from tell me to type help for commands, which brought up a lot. Also when I booted back into windows, I had a BSOD and had to reset cmos for it to go away. If it helps, I don't even have a floppy drive.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

How long did it take to get to that console? It sounds like it might not have even booted, just taken you to the bootloader's interactive mode. Hmm...

 

[bennyboy2606]

Hmm, it did the little ubuntu logo and the moving bar for say 5-10 seconds. Added you on msn but your not online

 

[leezer3]

Sounds like the X-Server config is trashed at the minute.
From the prompt, try running:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

The options should be pretty idiot proof, the only thing you want to select is VESA as the video driver (Basically the generic one, will run on just about anything).
Reboot afterwards, & see whats happening
The first error is entirely normal if you have a FDD enabled in the BIOS & not installed.

BillytheImpaler- Can't have been the bootloader
Wrong device strings, his original message was a kernel error, not one produced by GRUB.

Cheers

-Leezer-

 

[bennyboy2606]

SNIP

Ty will do that after the poker