My computer is too advanced for Ubuntu

jm240 · 11 Jan 2007 at 13:12

It turns out that my pc can't install ubuntu because my components are to new and unsupported for it, I get that dreaded hanging after "Uncompressing Linux.. OK, installing kernel" screen anyone else got this problem and found a way round it?

Hate · 11 Jan 2007 at 14:09

My PC is of a similar spec, and so is my work machine and thats fine ?

what version you installing? edgy eft?

jm240 · 11 Jan 2007 at 14:22

I am installing desktop-i386.6.06.1

jm240 · 11 Jan 2007 at 14:23

the_chicco said:
why not run it in a VM?

That means I will need windows..?

Hate · 11 Jan 2007 at 16:11

jm240 said:
I am installing desktop-i386.6.06.1

thats the old version, (dapper drake) try getting 6.10 - it fixes a lot of problems like you are experiencing

dirtydog · 11 Jan 2007 at 16:43

the_chicco said:
VM server also runs on Linux

Catch 22?

Deleted member 329 · 11 Jan 2007 at 16:57

the_chicco said:
VM server also runs on Linux

thats some fantastic advise mate! LOL

GraemeUK · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:15

The pc I just built is quite a bit higher than that and it runs Ubuntu like a dream :confused:

porkrind · 11 Jan 2007 at 18:11

should work, your rig is hardly cutting edge tbh work like a dream on mine

opteron 165
x1900xt
noforce4 asus an8-e

fumbles · 11 Jan 2007 at 18:16

TBH I think he got a new PC since the one in his sig. Ive got the same CPU and Video card. Using Arch Linux right now!

GraemeUK · 11 Jan 2007 at 18:30

Im on asus nvidia 680i mobo, evga 8800 gtx, audigy xfi, c2d 6600 etc, had no problems

porkrind · 11 Jan 2007 at 19:10

fumbles said:
TBH I think he got a new PC since the one in his sig. Ive got the same CPU and Video card. Using Arch Linux right now!

well if thats the case some specs would be helpfull huh?

jm240 · 20 Jan 2007 at 18:52

Nope, the specs in my sig are the ones.

I have tried installing 6.10 and that also gives me the same annoying hanging.

Still haven't found a way around this

Una · 20 Jan 2007 at 19:04

Bit of a long shot, but have tried uplugging any non essential hardware (usb) etc..

You could try a chroot install, and not bother with the livecd... then recompile a custom kernel and boot into that. You may come up with the same problem again though. Its kinda hard to see what is going wrong without proper debug/error messages.

You could also try disable ACPI in the bios and/or regenerating innitrd or passing noacpi to the bootloader.

My computer is too advanced for Ubuntu

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