Just installed Ubuntu, and I'm lovin' it.

[Billt Joe]

Try using a new blank cd not just overwriting the old cd-r in burning the ISO image again. Also be sure to know the compatibility of your notebook if it runs on x86 or i386. Sometimes, other notebooks work only in i386 but proceed with an x86 installation which end up having problems during post-installation; and vice-versa. Just be sure to thoroughly check your notebook's requirements. To avoid such problems regarding your desktop and installation errors, try to choose memory test upon boot-up installation with the ubuntu installation cd intact.
If this solution doesn't work, boot up your pc without the ubuntu installation and press f1, f2, or del or the key that lets you proceed to your BIOS. If you can see a a certain number of your memory in KB/MB/GB (depending on your processor), it means that your hard disk is detected. But if you can see 0KB, 0MB, or 0GB, it means that your hard disk cannot be detected. Moreover, if you restarted your notebook and proceed to BIOS mode and see that your BIOS projects a memory again, this means that your hard disk is malfunctioning given the age and specs of your notebook; hence, you need to change your hard disk already. As what I can from the symptoms of your notebook, it more or less imply a hard disk problem. From your notebook's specs and age, it probably has an IDE hard disk. You can buy that a relatively higher price compared to SATA in computer shops considering the decreasing demand of it.

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Hope this helped

I did memtest and it found no errors with 1 pass. As for checking the harddisk, I'm not sure where I'm suppose to be checking.

and looking at the indepth specs of the computer on the bios that the device manager failed to give makes netbooks look like powerhouses, lol

I found something and it is quite stupid...


That is quite surprising and disappointing at the same time

should I give it a try? lol

[Ayle]

I did memtest and it found no errors with 1 pass. As for checking the harddisk, I'm not sure where I'm suppose to be checking.

and looking at the indepth specs of the computer on the bios that the device manager failed to give makes netbooks look like powerhouses, lol



should I give it a try? lol

Sure go ahead At this point you must be pretty desperate to get the damn thing working....

[comrade_commissar7]

[QUOTE=Billt Joe;5205792]I did memtest and it found no errors with 1 pass. As for checking the harddisk, I'm not sure where I'm suppose to be checking.

and looking at the indepth specs of the computer on the bios that the device manager failed to give makes netbooks look like powerhouses, lol

-Do it upon boot-up not in the device manager
-Try repressing del, f1, f2 or the key assigned to your notebook that launches the blue or black screen (BIOS mode) upon boot-up. You see there if your system detects the presence of your hard disk by having some figures in KB, MB, or GB defined as your system memory.

[Ayle]

[QUOTE=comrade_commissar7;5208638]

I did memtest and it found no errors with 1 pass. As for checking the harddisk, I'm not sure where I'm suppose to be checking.

and looking at the indepth specs of the computer on the bios that the device manager failed to give makes netbooks look like powerhouses, lol

-Do it upon boot-up not in the device manager
-Try repressing del, f1, f2 or the key assigned to your notebook that launches the blue or black screen (BIOS mode) upon boot-up. You see there if your system detects the presence of your hard disk by having some figures in KB, MB, or GB defined as your system memory.

I'm pretty sure he installed it already