How to install ubuntu???already having XP

sonofara · 07-09-2008, 06:44 PM

Hi,
I have WinXPsp3 installed and when i try to install Ubuntu
the setup runs for about 30 mins and the screen goes black.,...
please help!!!

wmorri · 07-10-2008, 06:53 AM

Which version of Ubuntu are you trying to install? Also, I know that there is a windows installer for 8.04, which will allow you to install it like any other program. Is that the installer that you are talking about. Or are you installing it from a livecd?

Cheers!

feckless_mess · 07-10-2008, 08:34 AM

I remember having a problem like this with Ubuntu Feisty. Screen went black towards the last quarter of the install.

I think in my case it was a screen resolution issue (due to quite an old Intel chipset). The OS installed and booted just fine despite the darkness except during boot the screen went completely black too. Worked fine once it got to the login screen though.

What sort of graphics chipset is your computer using?

sonofara · 07-11-2008, 12:28 PM

well...i have a recent configuration pc
intel core2 duo
pci express nvidia 512 graphic card

and the ubuntu version im trying to install is
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Bootable....its a DVD

NeilF · 07-11-2008, 03:38 PM

you should be able to install "Hardy Heron" without any probs it does sometimes take a while when it gets to about 70% though

wmorri · 07-11-2008, 04:49 PM

sonofara, are you using the "Wubi" installer, that opens in Windows, or are you booting off the dvd? I have found the the "Wubi" installer can have problems at times. Installing from the livecd can help you learn about the linux file system.

Cheers!

07-09-2008, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
sonofara Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	How to install ubuntu???already having XP Hi, I have WinXPsp3 installed and when i try to install Ubuntu the setup runs for about 30 mins and the screen goes black.,... please help!!!

07-10-2008, 06:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri HJT Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Location: NORTHERN New York Posts: 508 OS: Vista Basic SP1/Ubuntu 8.04/Fedora 9	Re: How to install ubuntu???already having XP Which version of Ubuntu are you trying to install? Also, I know that there is a windows installer for 8.04, which will allow you to install it like any other program. Is that the installer that you are talking about. Or are you installing it from a livecd? Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others.

07-10-2008, 08:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
feckless_mess Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 8 OS: Linux, XP, 2000/2003 Server	Re: How to install ubuntu???already having XP I remember having a problem like this with Ubuntu Feisty. Screen went black towards the last quarter of the install. I think in my case it was a screen resolution issue (due to quite an old Intel chipset). The OS installed and booted just fine despite the darkness except during boot the screen went completely black too. Worked fine once it got to the login screen though. What sort of graphics chipset is your computer using?

07-11-2008, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
sonofara Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: How to install ubuntu???already having XP well...i have a recent configuration pc intel core2 duo pci express nvidia 512 graphic card and the ubuntu version im trying to install is Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Bootable....its a DVD

07-11-2008, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
NeilF Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 179 OS: win xp, vista, linux	Re: How to install ubuntu???already having XP you should be able to install "Hardy Heron" without any probs it does sometimes take a while when it gets to about 70% though Last edited by NeilF : 07-11-2008 at 03:41 PM.

07-11-2008, 04:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
wmorri HJT Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Location: NORTHERN New York Posts: 508 OS: Vista Basic SP1/Ubuntu 8.04/Fedora 9	Re: How to install ubuntu???already having XP sonofara, are you using the "Wubi" installer, that opens in Windows, or are you booting off the dvd? I have found the the "Wubi" installer can have problems at times. Installing from the livecd can help you learn about the linux file system. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others.