Ubuntu Problem... Need Help

quagmondo23 said:
Alternate? Whats that?
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Alternate Install CD. It's still the full version of the software, it's just in a text-based basic GUI installation interface. There is also an option for a command line install.

The Alt-CD is good if you want to drop it in and install a system.
 
I would double check to make sure all your hardware is supported.

How did you install it? What file system? Did you make a root and a swap partition?
 
I got the livecd in the post. Put it it and booted it. When it got to the desktop I double clicked the install icon. I put all my details in and when it asked me how it wants to partition and stuff, I quit.

Before putting the cd in, I assumed it wouldn't format (stupid, I know) so I got gparted and made an ext3 filesystem with no swap because I remembered Ubuntu saying something about making a swap space itself. I put the cd back in and clicked install again. Went through everything and clicked "Generic, Use whole hd (100gb)" or something like that when it asked me how to partition. It had the option of using a certain amount of the hd, using all of it(what I clicked) and something else(sorry, I forget). It finished the install without glitch.

At the end when it gave me option the continue using livecd or restart I selected restart. When it restarted it went to the grub screen and gave me 2 seconds to select how I wanted to boot or else it would load default. I let it start normally and it said something like "Loading, please wait" in the top left corner. Then it seemed like something had happened, well , something happened but not what I wanted, the screen went blank.

The first time it happened I left it for about five minutes and turned it off. After reading Ubuntu support I pressed "ctrl-alt-f1" when it was blank. It then says something about not being able to load resume image and goes through the boot process like normal and takes me to the log-in screen. Everything works perfectly after logging in.

Thats a bit of text. I would appreciate any help you have to offer (if you manage to get through ^that^).

Thanks
 
My laptop is an acer aspire 9104
The Aspire 9100 packs the latest advances from Intel's Centrino Mobile Technology for fast, dynamic, and powerful business use . Add in a TV Tuner option, a full range of productivity software, wired and wireless connectivity options, and the ability to bring multimedia to life and you have a top-performing, easy-to-carry notebook capable of truly connecting the user to their choice of entertainment.

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition

Processor Processor
Intel Centrino Pentium M 2.0Ghz

Memory
1024MB

Hard Disk
100Gb

CD/DVD
DVD-RW Dual Double Layer

Display
15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite colour TFT LCD with 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
16.7 million colours
Supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista

Graphics
ATI® MOBILITY™ RADEON™ X600, with 128 MB of external DDR VRAM, featuring ATI POWERPLAY™ 5.0 and supporting PCI Express™ and Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0
DualView™ support
MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
Aspire CinemaVision™ video technology (Aspire Arcade)
Aspire ClearVision™ video optimisation technology (Aspire Arcade)


Multimedia
Audio system with two built-in speakers
MS-Sound compatible
Built-in microphone

Communications
56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection 802.11b/g dual band Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution
Acer SignalUp wireless technology support

I/O Interface
3x USB 2.0 ports
1x Consumer Infrared (CIR) port
1 x external display (VGA) port
1x PC Card slot (Type II)
3-in-1 card reader (MMC/SD/MS)
1x S-video/ TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port
1x TV-in port
1x IEEE 1394 port
1x Modem (RJ-11) port
1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
1x speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack
1x microphone/ line-in jack
1x DC-in jack for AC adapter

Security
Slot for Kensington lock
BIOS user and supervisor passwords

Power Supply & Battery
ACPI power management supporting Standby and Hibernation modes
64 W Li-ion battery pack
Up to 3 hours battery life
2.5 hour rapid charge, 3.5 hour charge-in-use
65 W AC adapter

Keyboard & Special Controls
86-/87-/88-key keyboard; Acer FineTouch™ keyboard with a 5-degree curve; inverted "T" cursor layout; 3.0 mm (minimum) key travel
Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button
12 function keys; four cursor keys; two Windows® keys; hotkey controls; embedded numeric keypad; international language support
WLAN Led-button
Media console featuring Acer Arcade button and 6-way media controls (rewind, forward, stop, volume up and down, and play/pause buttons)
Remote control for Acer Arcade applications

Weight & Dimensions
360 (W) x 265 (D) x 32.2 / 35.0 (H) mm
2.90 kg

Quality & Reliability Tests
Temperature & humidity test
Free drop test
Acoustics test
Weight and pressure test
Spillage test
Shock and vibration test
Electrostatic discharge immunity test
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test
Hinge life test
Keyboard-switch life test

Certifications
ACPI 1.0b
Mobile PC 2001
DMI 2.0
Wi-Fi®
Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX)

Warranty
1year International Traveller's Warranty (ITW)
 
Ahhh, a laptop...that may explain a bit:) Some laptops are odd when it comes to certain Distros, Ubuntu being one of them.

Personally, I would re-try the Live CD and manually partition (not use the generic setting). I'd make a 2 gig Swap, 5 Gig Root, and however big you want Home. it does sound like a bad install based on Post #25; maybe something didn't install fully; GRUB's default timer is 10 seconds with Ubuntu, not 2.

it is possible though, that it may take some tweaking after the fact if it does indeed have issues running on that laptop.
 
It is really hard for me to quite understand what is going on with being able to physically look at the machine. At this point I would suggest a full wipe and reinstall. When doing so make a 2gig swap partition and use the rest for the root partition (also known as /). Then run through the install and don't let it just install all default options go in and look around and see if perhaps you are using an unsupported resolution for your video card.
 
Thanks for sticking with me. I'd say most people would have drifted away from this post around the 2nd post.

Do you want me to reformat outside of Ubuntu(gparted)? I looked into the resolution and found that everything was set correct. Something about a uspash.conf and xorg.conf. I went into both to see.
 
Do you want me to reformat outside of Ubuntu(gparted)?
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Just boot up the Live CD and install it. You can use the CD's Gparted utility.

Thanks for sticking with me. I'd say most people would have drifted away from this post around the 2nd post.
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We don't roll like that :)
 
Try a different distro, I bet you are running an unsupported resolution. Try fedora core or suse, or debain itself and see what happens.
 
If I'm trying a different os. Can you recommend one that has a network and security focus. I am a "linux-noob" now but intend to become a Jedi Master with linux. If there is one that has a gui and stuff that would be good.
 
Whats that. How can it be an os and a tool, or am i stupid. I am even using my laptop (with ubuntu) now to use the internet. That just shows everything works (apart from startup). While I was waiting on your reply, I did some research on that "kinet: no resume image" that I get when I press ctrl-alt-f1. I found absolutly nothing. What does it mean because from what happens when I press it, it seems like its waiting for it or something.
 
take a loot at this for more info on backtrack, and if you are serious about network security you will most likely have to buy a third party wifi card for your laptop that supports full on open source drivers.

http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html

As for your problem with your laptop, it is hard to say what exactly is the issue. I suggest starting your laptop in verbose mode to see what errors out if anything when booting. Or I guess single use mode. I haven't used Debian distros a ton, so I am not 100% familiar with them. I have more experience with Unix, OS X and redhat based distros.
 
Ok, thanks for your help. I am downloading that. I will report back when it is installed.

I would have paid but I'm poor. Haha
 
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