Can't boot or install Xubuntu on new build.

outermon · 07-04-2008, 01:49 PM

Ok, I just finished building a computer yesterday, everything runs smooth on Windows XP (at least, as smooth as XP gets *scoffs*). I tried installing Xubuntu on it, and it wont work. I can't run it as a live CD either. The CD worked fine on a different computer, and it passed the CD's built-in verification. Also, the computer passed the Memtest86 on the CD. I also tried using an AMD64 CD of Xubuntu, and that didnt work either. The only thing I get is some message saying that Ubuntu (even though I'm using Xubuntu, I figured its because theyre really similar) is running in Low Graphics mode. I tried all the ATI Radeon drivers (for my motherboard's built-in ATI Radeon 2100), and the test failed. If I try to continue in Low Graphics mode, it looks like its trying to do stuff for a while, plain white text on a black screen. Then it get stuck trying to initialize something (i'll get the exact text in a bit) and if i just leave it there it eventually goes black screen.

System Specs:

CPU: Amd Sempron LE-1100 1.9Ghz Single Core (box says 64-bit support)
Motherboard: ECS A740GM-M
Video: Built-in ATI Radeon 2100 (192MB)
RAM: 2GB of Kingston RAM
DVD Drive: Sony (no other details I could find, its OEM)

Please help. Thanks in advance.

hal8000 · 07-07-2008, 12:57 AM

Boot with the Xubuntu CD, press alt-f1, then you can watch the boot messages, post the last displayed message on screen.

lensman3 · 07-07-2008, 07:14 PM

If you get it to boot at all do the following from a text command:

"more /proc/cpu*'

This command will dump the exact specs of your CPU. If you do what "HAL8000" says, you can see what the boot kernel is running on. Hit the <ALT-F2/3/4/etc) it get to other screens. This will give you more info about your hardware.

acd0 · 07-10-2008, 11:56 AM

did you change your cmos settings to boot from cd first?

07-04-2008, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
outermon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 49 OS: Windows XP SP2	Can't boot or install Xubuntu on new build. Ok, I just finished building a computer yesterday, everything runs smooth on Windows XP (at least, as smooth as XP gets scoffs). I tried installing Xubuntu on it, and it wont work. I can't run it as a live CD either. The CD worked fine on a different computer, and it passed the CD's built-in verification. Also, the computer passed the Memtest86 on the CD. I also tried using an AMD64 CD of Xubuntu, and that didnt work either. The only thing I get is some message saying that Ubuntu (even though I'm using Xubuntu, I figured its because theyre really similar) is running in Low Graphics mode. I tried all the ATI Radeon drivers (for my motherboard's built-in ATI Radeon 2100), and the test failed. If I try to continue in Low Graphics mode, it looks like its trying to do stuff for a while, plain white text on a black screen. Then it get stuck trying to initialize something (i'll get the exact text in a bit) and if i just leave it there it eventually goes black screen. System Specs: CPU: Amd Sempron LE-1100 1.9Ghz Single Core (box says 64-bit support) Motherboard: ECS A740GM-M Video: Built-in ATI Radeon 2100 (192MB) RAM: 2GB of Kingston RAM DVD Drive: Sony (no other details I could find, its OEM) Please help. Thanks in advance.

07-07-2008, 12:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
hal8000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK Posts: 131 OS: Knoppix/Suse/PCLinuxOS	Re: Can't boot or install Xubuntu on new build. Boot with the Xubuntu CD, press alt-f1, then you can watch the boot messages, post the last displayed message on screen.

07-07-2008, 07:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 389 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Can't boot or install Xubuntu on new build. If you get it to boot at all do the following from a text command: "more /proc/cpu*' This command will dump the exact specs of your CPU. If you do what "HAL8000" says, you can see what the boot kernel is running on. Hit the <ALT-F2/3/4/etc) it get to other screens. This will give you more info about your hardware.

07-10-2008, 11:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
acd0 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 23 OS: freebsd, slackware	Re: Can't boot or install Xubuntu on new build. did you change your cmos settings to boot from cd first?