Wanted to give ubuntu a spin. So downloaded the ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso and burned to cd. Then booted. Splash screen comes up with the language option followed by Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer. Then nothing. Hit enter. still nothing Check all the options and try to edit the command line. No go.
Same with karmic Koala Alpha4
so what witch craft is needed to proceed beyond the splash screen?
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:45 PM, jtdjtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
Wanted to give ubuntu a spin. So downloaded the ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso and burned to cd. Then booted. Splash screen comes up with the language option followed by Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer. Then nothing. Hit enter. still nothing Check all the options and try to edit the command line. No go.
Same with karmic Koala Alpha4
so what witch craft is needed to proceed beyond the splash screen?
Probably the standard advice everyone is doled out on Ubuntu Forums. :P 1]Check the CD for errors 2]If faulty, burn at slow speed, <8x if possible 3]Do a test of memory
Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065
On Tuesday 08 September 2009, Easwar Hariharan wrote:
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:45 PM, jtdjtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
Wanted to give ubuntu a spin. So downloaded the ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso and burned to cd. Then booted. Splash screen comes up with the language option followed by Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer. Then nothing. Hit enter. still nothing Check all the options and try to edit the command line. No go.
Same with karmic Koala Alpha4
so what witch craft is needed to proceed beyond the splash screen?
Probably the standard advice everyone is doled out on Ubuntu Forums. :P 1]Check the CD for errors
None
2]If faulty, burn at slow speed, <8x if possible 3]Do a test of memory
Mem is ok. The machine is my working amd lenny / etch / sarge/ woody and boots from cd / usb / hardisk without a hitch.
And since it was two distros and two different cds i thought it might be something special.
Tried it on another machine. Tried it on a laptop. No go. And a thoroughly scratched 2 year old super grub boot disk works on all the machines like a charm.
So if nobody's complaining about LTS9.04 or KK Alpha4 and there is no magic spell, it must be a hex on the cd blanks.
only yesterday I downloaded ubuntu 9.04 and worked from a usb on my nephew's lenovo laptop as LiveCD session. No issues at all. jitendra
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:32 PM, jtd jtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
On Tuesday 08 September 2009, Easwar Hariharan wrote:
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:45 PM, jtdjtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
Wanted to give ubuntu a spin. So downloaded the ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso and burned to cd. Then booted. Splash
screen
comes up with the language option followed by Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer. Then nothing. Hit enter. still nothing Check all the options and try to edit the command line. No go.
Same with karmic Koala Alpha4
so what witch craft is needed to proceed beyond the splash screen?
Probably the standard advice everyone is doled out on Ubuntu Forums. :P 1]Check the CD for errors
None
2]If faulty, burn at slow speed, <8x if possible 3]Do a test of memory
Mem is ok. The machine is my working amd lenny / etch / sarge/ woody and boots from cd / usb / hardisk without a hitch.
And since it was two distros and two different cds i thought it might be something special.
Tried it on another machine. Tried it on a laptop. No go. And a thoroughly scratched 2 year old super grub boot disk works on all the machines like a charm.
So if nobody's complaining about LTS9.04 or KK Alpha4 and there is no magic spell, it must be a hex on the cd blanks.
-- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer. Then nothing. Hit enter. still nothing
try safe graphics mode / vesa drivers / or just the single user mode. if it can boot into single user mode you can check the o/p of dmsg. if you can specify your hardware then maybe someone can help you better.
best thing to do is, post a bug report.
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