Ubuntu Refuses to Load/Install

[Jafo]

After my last post, I thought about things and now have a new question. Both my hard drives are setup as NTFS and I was wondering if Ubuntu has a problem with NTFS? Also, if it does, what does that have to do with running the live CD?

[pc_guy]

It's a liveCD so there shouldn't be any problems with it running with NTFS or any other format. As far as I know, it doesn't even touch the HDD, buy only loads everything into a RAM drive using your memory.

I would really recommend verbose mode, it's just a regular boot, except you see line-by-line each item being loaded, OK or Failed, etc...

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by pc_guy

It's a liveCD so there shouldn't be any problems with it running with NTFS or any other format. As far as I know, it doesn't even touch the HDD, buy only loads everything into a RAM drive using your memory.

I would really recommend verbose mode, it's just a regular boot, except you see line-by-line each item being loaded, OK or Failed, etc...

Verbose mode? I don't know how to do that (please forgive ignorance). There's not a selection for that in the boot list.

[Jafo]

Ok, I was able to select verbose mode. Same results I've had in the past. Got to the desktop then freeze but the mouse works. Nothing is accessable. I did however try the live cd on my old machine and it works. I just don't understand why it doesn't work on my new machine.

[Lead Head]

Originally Posted by Jafo

Ok, I was able to select verbose mode. Same results I've had in the past. Got to the desktop then freeze but the mouse works. Nothing is accessable. I did however try the live cd on my old machine and it works. I just don't understand why it doesn't work on my new machine.

Is everything at stock speeds?

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by Lead Head

Is everything at stock speeds?

All stock.

[Quakindude]

I just wanted to point out how no one has jumped into this thread to say something like, "Just load Windows and you won't have this issue."

Windows users make me proud they don't do that stuff in other people's OS thread.

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by Quakindude

I just wanted to point out how no one has jumped into this thread to say something like, "Just load Windows and you won't have this issue."

I just wanted to try something different.

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by Quakindude

I just wanted to point out how no one has jumped into this thread to say something like, "Just load Windows and you won't have this issue."

Windows users make me proud they don't do that stuff in other people's OS thread.

that is because both hard drives are already NTFS formatted and I assume one already has XP on it.. but the file system they're formatted in shouldn't have any impact on the live CD loading

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by screwballl

that is because both hard drives are already NTFS formatted and I assume one already has XP on it.. but the file system they're formatted in shouldn't have any impact on the live CD loading

I spent most of yesterday trying to get Ubunutu Live to run on my new machine and it never would, although it would run on the old machine. I downloaded Open Suse Live to see if it would work and it does, so I'm not sure why Ubuntu 6.10 or 6.06 Live doesn't work. I'm not sure if I'm going to continue efforts at this time. I may just wait until I have Vista installed before trying linux again.