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Old September 11th, 2008, 05:09 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Linux Install Troubles

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Ok, this problem has been plaguing me for a while, and I can't seem to find a solution for it. Now, I've gone through several distributions, and the same problem seems to happen durring the process of instalation. For whatever reason, when I begin the instalation, the progress bars will freeze in place in the exact same spots every single time, and nothing will happen. Now, because this has happened to 12 or so different distros that were cleanly burned, I think it may be a hardware problem... Any ideas?

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Old September 11th, 2008, 08:08 AM     #2 (permalink)
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Is it during the paritioning or the actual installation?
If it is during the installation, then it could be hardware incompatibility.
Or, have you tried using a different sized partition?
What are the specs of the computer?
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Put it this way, in Ubuntu, the CD menu would pop up, and I select Graphical Instalation. It will then load the linux kernel, and I'm guessing the installer tries to start running, but it freezes about 3 seconds after I select graphical instalation.

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So when the kernel is loading is the issue. My guess is the hardware has a conflict with the kernel.
You could try using Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Alpha 5. It uses the 2.6.27 kernel, IIRC.
I'm using it on the laptop, seems to be working better than 8.04. Better hardware support.
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That failed as well. BTW, the kernel is already loaded before any status bars are shown. Also, if this helps at all, my keyboard is powered off when this happens.
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That failed as well. BTW, the kernel is already loaded before any status bars are shown. Also, if this helps at all, my keyboard is powered off when this happens.
Does a live CD work? I'm leaning towards the motherboard being incompatible, but I could be wrong.
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That may help.
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My Asus P5K Pro has a lot of issues with hardware that I can't fix. (Building computers for 15 yrs.) BIOS chip can't be flashed, book shows 3 or 4 ways all of them lock the computer and nothing short of a power down will bring it back. (rant over)
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My Asus P5K Pro has a lot of issues with hardware that I can't fix. (Building computers for 15 yrs.) BIOS chip can't be flashed, book shows 3 or 4 ways all of them lock the computer and nothing short of a power down will bring it back. (rant over)
For him61, the hardware is simply not compatible with Linux.
At least that is my suspicion.
Is this the motherboard that wasn't installing correctly before him or is it the newer build?
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It's the newer build.
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It's the newer build.
Have you tried setting the SATA to AHCI? Perhaps that may solve it.
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