Comments on: Ubuntu Edgy Eft Desktop Installation With Screenshots

By: Wijay

Wijay — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:11:19 +0000

Hi…
my name is eko wijay…but everybody call me with “jay”
i am indonesian and i love linux…but i have trouble about what should i do to install linut into my computer..
and what thing should i have…
can you help me please…tell me what should i do…
thank’s before

my regard
jay

By: Vikramjeet Raj

Vikramjeet Raj — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:40:18 +0000

I have requested a cd for ubuntu from its website and have very much received it.Whenever I insert bootable cd and boot from it, boot is successful.Then when i choose the option to install linux kernel is loaded and then screen goes blank.
Please help me.

By: Ivianne

Ivianne — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:19:52 +0000

hi. is there a way to create a bootable flash drive installer for ubuntu, instead of a live cd? intallation via live is too slow

By: chris c

chris c — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:03:06 +0000

hey i have ubuntu edgyeft 6.10 bootable cd, its one of the live cd that boots right from the cd and it doesnt work when i restart my computer WinXP boots from default, please help! how do i get it to go to ubuntu?

By: Peter Z

Peter Z — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:13:54 +0000

Installing free shipping Ubuntu 6.10 for PC I got an error promptly as follows:

There was an error starting the GNOME Setting daemon.
……
The last error message was:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes includes:
The remote application did not send a reply….
or the network connection was broken.
……

And at the time, the cursor was locked.

Any idea? In deed, my PC on which Win XP worked fine, was standalone without network connection. Was it the cause that make the error? Should I have to connect the network prior to installation?
How does it dial up via my modem during the installation? I’m wondering.
Thanks.

By: Dustbane

Dustbane — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:04:39 +0000

I was able to install Ubuntu 7 on a 4 GB flash drive and it boots to it and runs just fine. Unfortunately, when I plug the drive into a Windows machine already booted, the OS tells me the drive needs to be formatted before I can use it. I’m sure I must have done something wrong in the install as I have another flash drive that boots to Slax that does not have the same problem. Should I just reformat with Fat32 here and try again? Thanks.

By: john

john — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:28:05 +0000

I am having the same trouble as Drew above. I get a lock up at the same exact point. I’m trying to build with the 64bit version and have not tried other versions of edgy yet. I dont want to run Dapper if i can help it and maybe 7.? is too bleeding edge for me.
I build my own machines so no model number, but its dual core AMD 64, 2g ram, Dual Geforce 6800 (SLI), gigabyte nforce 4 motherboard… not sure. I tried memory test and graphic safe load as well.

By: drew

drew — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:25:11 +0000

I’ve been trying to give up windows for the first time and try out linux. When i try to install Ubuntu, it keep freezing at the beginning of the screen. I can get to the first menu screen with : start or install ubuntu, start ubuntu in safe graphic mode, etc. I tried all the options but it all end up freezing the computer with a black screen with only the character “-” on it. I have tried every iso and also the dvd iso version as well. all with the same result. Anyone got any idea what the problem may be?

my computer model is an HP a1640n

By: swapnil

swapnil — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:03:02 +0000

i am trying to install ubuntu 6.10 when i boot CD i am getting following error “/bin/sh: cant
access tty; job control turned off (initranfs) can you please help me i am installating it on
new pc here is the config intel 102gcc2 256 ddr2 and 160 gb hdd

By: Sakanat

Sakanat — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:47:09 +0000

hello!! i boot the installer but when it loads (2nd picture) it takes 2 minutes and afte that it says “hda:dma timeout” and it stops there…..anyone know the solution….

P.S I have Windows XP.

By: ugasoft

ugasoft — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:59:13 +0000

I think that example should be done better…

first: what’s a 8gb hard disk????

second: where’s the swap partition?

third: what if I have already another OS installed?

fourth: what if I cannot create primary partition but only logical? there are some differences?

thank you

By: fisheye

fisheye — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:52:46 +0000

I fixed the problem of the

“checking file system”

After it freezes , you wait a bit and press crtl alt del. That should get ubuntu going. Then , all you have to do is change fstab.

In console type sudo gedit /etc/fstab

then, search here for an “how to mount windows partitions” so you can correct the errors in fstab that dont let ubuntu mount your drives properly.Change it, and SAVE! It worked for me.

(You will see that in your fstab used to have allot of numbers before /dev/hda1. Dont know what they are but they seem part of the problem.)

reboot

Hope this helps.

By: Otto

Otto — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:19:15 +0000

I got the black screen too but it was because I forgot about the 192MB minimum requirement. Added more memory and all is well.

By: Admin

Admin — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:36:03 +0000

try to check here definitely you can find the solution

By: Rusher

Rusher — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:54:10 +0000

I have the same problem with

*Checking file systems….
fsck 1.39 (29-May-2006)

But I already have install Ubuntu 6.10 from “alternative” iso. In “recover mode” system boot and Gnome start’s with “startx”. From “recover mode” I have install ATI drivers and it’s OK. But if I try to load NORMAL mode I have:

*Checking file systems….
fsck 1.39 (29-May-2006)

If I press ALT+F1 I’ve got a console…but I can’t start Gnome anyway, I have a black screen…

Please, HELP. 8(

P.S. Sory for my ugly english

By: quicksnap

quicksnap — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:38:56 +0000

Hi,

I have only one hard disk and i want to install ubuntu there and having some problem, dont what it is

*Activating swap….
mount:Function not implemented
*Checking file systems….
fsck 1.39 (29-May-2006)

and then it stops there….

What is the problem
how do i format the hard drive with ubuntu install CD. please someone help me

By: Strumluff

Strumluff — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:34:07 +0000

Thanks for that, it has sorted the problems and linux has installed successfully. I do need one more piece of advice. I have Windows XP installed on a separate hard drive from the linux hard drive. I installed grub to the 100mb boot partition at the start of the linux hard drive. I was expecting that if I change the hard drive boot order from my bios it would select which bootloader to load, however even if I select the linux hard drive as the first boot device from the bios it still loads Windows. How can I sort this situation?

By: Admin

Admin — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:49:04 +0000

1) I will be using a 40GB hard drive for linux, is a 2GB swap file big enough and should it be at the end of the disk?

A) Recommended swap file size is double size of your memory

2) Should I create a seperate partition ONLY for the bootloader at the start of the hard drive as shown in the guide, and if so how big should the partition be?

A) This is only my guide one if you want you can choose the same way with 100MB size is fine

By: Strumluff

Strumluff — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:19:27 +0000

I’ve had several problems trying to install linux particularly when coming to partitioning and the boot loader. My questions are:

1) I will be using a 40GB hard drive for linux, is a 2GB swap file big enough and should it be at the end of the disk?

2) Should I create a seperate partition ONLY for the bootloader at the start of the hard drive as shown in the guide, and if so how big should the partition be?

By: Hans

Hans — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:23:10 +0000

How can I change the size of the windows that are used during the install proces?
The screen is fix 800X600 and I miss parts of the windows and scroll to them either.

Hans (doing an install on Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop)