Part of the problem with the Ubuntu install was indeed<br>
the CD-RW media ( PNY ) I used. I "burned" the image<br>
on to a CD-R (Imation), and the install proceeded as <br>
expected. The display card still does not work properly<br>
in the end, but that is a separate issue.<br>
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<br>
Why the CD-RW works with the "live" version of Ubuntu,<br>
but not the "install" version is perhaps something the <br>
developers might want to know. There is a lot to know <br>
about CD's - see for example <a href="http://www.cdrfaq.org/">http://www.cdrfaq.org/</a><br>
I was vaguely aware that this kind of thing could happen,<br>
which is why I included the point in my original message<br>
below. It's yet another topic that oen could go off in to <br>
the wild blue yonder about if interested. For now, it's<br>
enough for me to know the CD-RW media was the snag.<br>
In my case anyway.<br>
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Thanks to everyone who pondered the problem some<br>
and provided tips and suggestions. I'm mainly curious about <br>
Ubuntu, and wanted to see what the fuss is about. I'm mildly<br>
disappointed that it does not handle the display card, but that's<br>
why one tries things. I'll likely look at some distributions in a <br>
similar vein.<br>
<br>
<br>
-Bob<br>
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<p><DEFANGED_div><font size="4">I downloaded the "live" and "install" versions of<br>
Ubuntu 5.10, and then "burned" the image on to an<br>
R/W CD using Nero.<br>
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The live version comes up, but eventually gets<br>
in to trouble with the display. I get a rather confused<br>
looking display, and for all practical purposes the <br>
system is wedged. I ran the same CD on a much <br>
older machine. It came up fine, but was far too <br>
slow to be interesting.<br>
<br>
The install CD and a blank hard drive results in <br>
"Press a key to reboot." I press a key, and get back<br>
to the same message. As many times as I care to play.<br>
This also occurs on the older machine.<br>
<br>
I'm mostly interested in the install. Does anyone <br>
have any thoughts on what might be going on here? <br>
Just for kicks, I tried the "make bootable disc" option<br>
on Nero, but the result is the same. Is there anything<br>
more to making the CD than using the "burn image"<br>
option? Might there be any conceivable issue in <br>
using an R/W media? <br>
<br>
-Bob<br>
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