Ubuntu doesn't want me ! Help!

[Gilch]

I wanted to install Ubuntu, and tried every way available and none have worked.
I tried on my main computer which has Vista installed, and tried on my older computer that has XP, and I could not install on either one.
I ordered a CD to be sure I had the right thing. I have it: 8.04 desktop edition (64 bits).

In Vista, it gets to Busybox v.1.1.3 etc.,
then gives
(initramfs) followed quite a bit later by a series of errors;
[405.275786] usb2-2: device not accepting address 2, error -71

and tons of other errors.

Can someone tell me what information I have to give so someone can help?
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Gilles (username gilch)

[bigtomrodney]

Are you running a 64-bit system in both cases? Can you post details of your hardware (as much as you can) and give the specific errors you get in each case.

[Gilch]

Let us ignore the XP machine for now, it is at the cottage and I am at home...

You may just have found my problem with the VISTA machine. While reading the System info, here is what I found

My MB is Asus A8V MX
Processor AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+ 2.20GHz
Memory Ram 2.00GB
System type: 32-bit op. system.

There you have it. I thought I had a 64-bit op system, and I thought I had installed VIsta on 64, but checking my Vista CD, it does say that it contains only a "32-bit operating system".

So, I will come back to you after I download a 32-bit version of ubuntu and try to install again.

Thanks for your response. I will be back perhaps later today.

Giles

[Gilch]

I wrote the previous message without thinking.

What difference would it do for Ubuntu that my VIsta was 32-bit? Nothing I would think.

Soon I will try another installation of Ubuntu and give you the errors I get.
Thanks in advance.
Gilles

[bigtomrodney]

Yeah an AMD 64 should be able to handle it alright. Post back any errors you get.

[Gilch]

I booted with the CD in drive, and chose "ENGLISH" and then "INSTALL UBUNTU" option.
Ubuntu logo came on, then the following appeared:

Busybox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in Shell (ash)
Enter 'help' or a list of built-in commands
(Initramfs)

... waited 5 minutes, then

[412.464137] usb 2-2: device not accepting address 2, error -71
[413.032904] hub 1-1:1.0: hub_port_status failed (err = -71)
[413...
(four times the same error)

[429.219408] usb 5-6: device descriptor read/64, error-110
[429...
(four times the same error)

[480.164640] usb 5-6: device descriptor read/8, error -110
[480...
(four times the same error).

... at that point I rebooted in Vista.

Gilles

[devils casper]

Installation media is corrupted. Have you verified MD5SUM of downloaded .iso image? Reburn .iso image at lowest speed supported by your CD Burner.

[Gilch]

I will try that, but the medium I was using is a CD I got from Canonical, i would think that it is reliable, but they can always go bad I guess
Ty.
Gilles

[devils casper]

Most of Canonical CDs are reliable but a few turn out badly burned sometimes. I have received only 2 corrupted CDs out of 25 CDs till now.

[Gilch]

I have cut at least half a dozen cd's at various speeds, and none of them has worked.
Could someone MAIL me a good CD, since the one I ordered from Canonical was bad as well, or should I order half a dozen from Canonical hoping that one of them would work?

Gilles