[ale] Ubuntu 6.10 install

[J. D. Pearson]

I had a somewhat similar experience and it turned out do be
a bad burn on the installation media. Probably just a fluke but thought
it might be worth mentioning.

Best regards,

J. D.

Dan Lambert wrote:
> I've only had one that did like that, Mark. It was an older machine that 
> had a different distribution on it, and I had to remove the partitions 
> before it would load the 6.10.
>
> It was a flaky machine before, but now it runs the 6.10 with no problem.
>
> Good luck in getting those going!
>
> Dan
>
> Mark Wright wrote:
>   
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I have been having a tough time using the 6.10 install disk.  I have  
>> made one successful install although the video setup fought me tooth  
>> and nail.
>>
>> I have tried to install edgy on a Compaq laptop, Dell server and  
>> Compaq desktop.  All have had many other versions of Linux and the  
>> laptop had Breezy Badger previously installed but none of these  
>> machines will install Edgy.  I get the start screen to choose setup/ 
>> install.  After install is selected the kernel starts to load and the  
>> Ubuntu progress bar runs for a few minutes then the computer hangs.
>>
>> I have tried every boot option on the menu that comes up first but  
>> nothing I do can get this going.  I am actually thinking of  
>> reinstalling an older Ubuntu version then trying to upgrade to edgy.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas or similar experiences?
>>
>> Mark
>>     
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