To: ShadowAce
I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my old laptop to make it viable again. It installs to a certain point and then freezes. Then when I reboot, it says "OS not detected"
Any ideas anyone?
Mandriva perhaps?
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12 posted on
04/26/2007 7:00:32 PM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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See my post 13, it may work for you. My 6.10 install kept hanging at 73% complete.
15 posted on
04/26/2007 7:02:10 PM PDT by
whd23
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How much ram does it have?
You might have missed the box labeled “Check here if you need the alternate desktop cd suited for computers with less than 256MB of RAM” when you went to download Ubuntu.
19 posted on
04/26/2007 7:59:23 PM PDT by
gura
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My guess would be the boot loader is not getting laid down right, are you sure you have completely wiped the disk before or while installing?
23 posted on
04/26/2007 8:36:43 PM PDT by
N3WBI3
(Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak....)
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as far as installable OS XP has that hands down. once any distro can come close to that i think there will be a major change in the OS user landscape.
i’m a real big fan of pclinuxos but their lastest offering is suffering greatly. another problem linux has is a rush to release instead of perfecting what they have. once that FINALLY get something that is stable they dump it and move on.
37 posted on
04/27/2007 2:41:25 PM PDT by
postaldave
(republicans need spending rehab before trying to control congress again.)
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I’m using Mandriva 2007 Powerpack (A payed for version) right now, I have tried others but keep coming back.
I have had the best luck with Mandriva.
38 posted on
04/27/2007 7:38:22 PM PDT by
amigatec
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