Installing Ubuntu

Blackcobra · 11-23-2007, 05:13 PM

i started installing ubuntu 7.10 yesterday, and its been almost 24 hours since it started installing. how long does this usually take? other OS's that ive installed only took an hour or so. is this abnormal?
the installing program is also finding a whole lot of errors in the cd. im estimating atleast 30-50000. will it still work even with all of these errors?

imsati · 11-23-2007, 05:24 PM

You have a bad burn. Ubuntu 7.10 on my system (see sig) took at the most maybe 25 minutes from Booting up the Live CD to restarting after installed. Are you using the Live CD or Alternate CD? If you're not sure, Live CD is the full OS on the disk, and Alt-CD is text-based install. You most likely have Live CD.

The file you downloaded from Ubuntu is fine, you'll just need to re-burn it. I'm guessing you burned this copy at a high speed, yes? Try going for the slowest speed - less chance of data corruption that way. It only takes a few extra minutes and you know things will be good.

After the re-burn, pop it in again, and install. Loading up the Live CD and going through the Installation settings will take a bit, but once the files start to be copied it should fly through.

Blackcobra · 11-23-2007, 05:28 PM

ok thanks, ill try that. but what should i do about the cd thats already in the drive being installed?

imsati · 11-23-2007, 06:20 PM

I'd just junk it, personally. Heading out now, but will return in a few hours. Drop me a Private Message if you have any other questions.

Blackcobra · 11-23-2007, 10:41 PM

i tried making another cd, but this time i ticked the box for 'Stage to hard drive for better quality' and 'verify copied data disks'. it still did not seem to work. i'm using 'Roxio Creator Basic v9' that came with my version of vista home premium. is there anything i can do to get this to work?

i was looking at a vid of someone installing ubuntu, and i noticed that after it went to the loading screen with the bar going back and forth, it went directly to the desktop. i cant even get mine to do that and live boot. after the bar goes back and forth for 2min, it switches to an all black screen with errors popping up.

Quote:

169.687843] hcb:error code: 0x70 sense_key:0x03 asc: 0x11 ascq:0x05
169.687899] buffer I/O error on device hdb, logical block 0

these 2 errors pop up the most frequently
on the 20th line it says

Quote:

busybox v1.1.3 (debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu7) built in shell (ash)
enter 'help' for commands

*initramfs)

i dont know the first letter of last line

is this something wrong with my download or my cd, or is it my computer is refusing to boot it?

PabloTeK · 11-23-2007, 10:43 PM

You have a bad download I'm afraid. If you're not too fussed about waiting then order one from Canonical via http://shipit.ubuntu.com for free!

Blackcobra · 11-24-2007, 12:17 AM

i re downloaded and burned it to a new disk and stuck it in. it did the same thing it did before, except its making it a bit further in the bar going back and forth part (i dont know what else to call it). i'm just gonna abandon ubuntu, so i thought i would try a different variation of linux. im thinking about opensuse

Kesava · 11-24-2007, 02:15 AM

are you downlaoding it from the ubuntu site?

Blackcobra · 11-24-2007, 04:02 AM

yea its direct from the ubuntu site. i think its either my cd drive or the cd writing hardware. when i run it on a different computer, it seems to get further than the other one, and its getting less errors, but they are different, because they say things like 'huh? expected null handler on exit'. even with opensuse it doesnt even get past loading the linux kernel.

imsati · 11-24-2007, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackcobra

yea its direct from the ubuntu site. i think its either my cd drive or the cd writing hardware. when i run it on a different computer, it seems to get further than the other one, and its getting less errors, but they are different, because they say things like 'huh? expected null handler on exit'. even with opensuse it doesnt even get past loading the linux kernel.

Try downloading DeepBurner; it's a free burning program. After installed, select the .iso option, your burning drive, and the lowest speed possible. It's very common to have bad burns on higher speeds.

11-23-2007, 05:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blackcobra Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 25	Installing Ubuntu i started installing ubuntu 7.10 yesterday, and its been almost 24 hours since it started installing. how long does this usually take? other OS's that ive installed only took an hour or so. is this abnormal? the installing program is also finding a whole lot of errors in the cd. im estimating atleast 30-50000. will it still work even with all of these errors?

11-23-2007, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,474	You have a bad burn. Ubuntu 7.10 on my system (see sig) took at the most maybe 25 minutes from Booting up the Live CD to restarting after installed. Are you using the Live CD or Alternate CD? If you're not sure, Live CD is the full OS on the disk, and Alt-CD is text-based install. You most likely have Live CD. The file you downloaded from Ubuntu is fine, you'll just need to re-burn it. I'm guessing you burned this copy at a high speed, yes? Try going for the slowest speed - less chance of data corruption that way. It only takes a few extra minutes and you know things will be good. After the re-burn, pop it in again, and install. Loading up the Live CD and going through the Installation settings will take a bit, but once the files start to be copied it should fly through. __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 Also, I can kill you with my brain. The Great Forum Challenge http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619 (And you follow his advice why, exactly...?) (Funny Thread though!)

11-23-2007, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,474	I'd just junk it, personally. Heading out now, but will return in a few hours. Drop me a Private Message if you have any other questions. __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 Also, I can kill you with my brain. The Great Forum Challenge http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619 (And you follow his advice why, exactly...?) (Funny Thread though!)

11-23-2007, 10:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,238	You have a bad download I'm afraid. If you're not too fussed about waiting then order one from Canonical via http://shipit.ubuntu.com for free! __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz \| Gigabyte EP43-DS3L \| GeIL 3GB PC2-6400 \| BFG GeForce 8800GT 512MB OC \| Seagate 500GB 7200.11 SATA \| Western Digital 250GB SE16 SATA \| Coolermaster CM690 \| Corsair HX520W

11-24-2007, 02:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,983	are you downlaoding it from the ubuntu site? __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

11-23-2007, 05:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blackcobra Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 25	ok thanks, ill try that. but what should i do about the cd thats already in the drive being installed?

11-24-2007, 12:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Blackcobra Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 25	i re downloaded and burned it to a new disk and stuck it in. it did the same thing it did before, except its making it a bit further in the bar going back and forth part (i dont know what else to call it). i'm just gonna abandon ubuntu, so i thought i would try a different variation of linux. im thinking about opensuse

11-24-2007, 04:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
Blackcobra Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 25	yea its direct from the ubuntu site. i think its either my cd drive or the cd writing hardware. when i run it on a different computer, it seems to get further than the other one, and its getting less errors, but they are different, because they say things like 'huh? expected null handler on exit'. even with opensuse it doesnt even get past loading the linux kernel.

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