Help.. Linux

**King Edward I** · June 05, 2007, 04:45 AM

I cant seem to get ubuntu to install on my newish desktop thats fairly high end.

Ive tried both ubuntu 7.04 x64 and 6.06LTS x64, yes I do have a 64bit processor

so any ideas people.

Im thinking it maybe my mobo.

**Cyrus the Virus** · June 05, 2007, 06:09 AM

Maybe downloaded the wrong install, I know I did..
But you seem to have 64-bit and downloaded it so maybe it's some other issue.

**King Edward I** · June 05, 2007, 06:32 AM

nope it was the 64 bit one; the cd runs then the monitor goes blank and there is no screen output.

Im using

C2d 6600 @3Ghz
Asus P5K-Dlx P35 Mobo
EVGA 8800GTS 320 OC'ed

Works fine on windows its what im typing on now

**wipeout140** · June 05, 2007, 03:01 PM

I would try the 32bit Version then if does not work post on the official ubuntu forums as always get help there or here for more help

**King Edward I** · June 05, 2007, 03:14 PM

cant use 32 bit, i have progams specifically written for 64

**Zuwxiv** · June 05, 2007, 03:23 PM

So what exactly happens when you try to install it? Have you set it to boot from CD in the BIOS? Does anything at all appear on the screen - Ubunto Logo or anything else - before it goes blank?

I might try to install it myself, I have a similar setup as yours: Core 2 Duo 6420, and the 8600. Maybe try turning off your overclocking before you install?

**King Edward I** · June 05, 2007, 03:45 PM

i get the start or install ubuntu bit on 6.06, personally I thiink its the 8 series GPUs or the mobo because it worked with my p5b p965/ 7800gtx fine

**Erik** · June 05, 2007, 04:17 PM

Maybe you don't have the necessary graphics driver?

When I first installed Linux (back in the days) from CD-ROM on my brand new Intel Pentium MMX with state-of-the art Stealth II graphics card with 3D acceleration and 4MB VRAM (Yes, it was a Looooong time ago) I first had to download graphics drivers before I could start a graphical shell.

Maybe you could try installing Linux with just a command line shell? (that's still possible, isn't it?)

**King Edward I** · June 05, 2007, 04:29 PM

i cant; you need some kind of basic one to launch the console but it just goes black..

says uncompressing linux....
boothing the kernal.

then goes black

**Zuwxiv** · June 06, 2007, 05:37 PM

Haha, just tried this myself. Installed Ubuntu on the similar system to yours.

Try this:

Sit and wait for four minutes. The CD is loading.

Takes a little bit, but it boots up after a while.

**King Edward I** · June 07, 2007, 02:07 AM

nah it boots in seconds it crashes as soon as you try and load the live cd; i managed to get round it - i have to force set vga every time - now i cant install it because my partition is a matrix raided one in the moddle of a disk

**fatsheep** · June 07, 2007, 07:29 PM

Alright so you put in the CD and reboot and boot up on the CD. Then it says "uncompressing linux..." and goes black? If you are using a CD-RW try using a CD-R. Also turn off any overclocking as Zuwxiv said, Ubuntu can be very unstable with an overclock in my experience. Any further details on your problem would help.

EDIT: Oh missed that last post... Anyways if you are using RAID, I don't know what to say. I've never used it before and I heard Linux support for it is a bit spotty. Try posting on ubuntuforums.org