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i can get linux to install (text installer), but after that i cant see it if i boot it, i can hear the sounds though.
toshiba satellite a505
intell core ...
- 03-13-2010 #1Just Joined!
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it just wont work
i can get linux to install (text installer), but after that i cant see it if i boot it, i can hear the sounds though.
toshiba satellite a505
intell core i5
intell graphics
4 gigs of ram
what can i do to fix this problem.
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Which installation CD are you using? LiveCD's text install option doesn't work properly in most of machines.
Try Ubuntu Alternate Installation CD. It has actual text installer and work fine everytime.It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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i used the ubuntu alternate cd.
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Which version of Ubuntu are trying to install?
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Check same Installation CD in other machine. It could be because of corrupt .iso or bad burn.
If Installation CD works fine in other machine, try acpi=off option.It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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This sounds like a graphics card problem. When you hear the sounds try pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1 which should drop you to a black screen asking for login details.
Enter your user name and password here and then type
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Enter your password when asked. This should perform an upgrade of Ubuntu and hopefully fix the issue with your graphics.
Once it has completed type
sudo shutdown -r now
to reboot.If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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nothing is working...
- 03-13-2010 #9forum.guy
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That's not much to go on, but if you mean your alternate installer disk isn't working in your machine or any others, it's likely a bad burn to disk.
Originally Posted by tubatim45 
You can check this HowTo for all the steps needed to properly download the ISO file, burn it to disk as an image, then boot with the newly created installation disk:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ins...ll-cd-dvd.htmloz
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sorry i mean that i have tried everything that i have been showed none works.well i havent been able to get the ctrl-alt-f1 screen to show but i have tried everything else
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