Re: Problems installing on AMD Athlon 64 system
On 12/18/05, lordSauron <lordsauronthegreat@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/18/05, Aaron Stromas <passogiau@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 12/17/05, lordSauron <lordsauronthegreat@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Duh.............
> > >
> > >
> > > easy diagnosis step. Don't know why I didn't think of this before!
> > >
> > > To see if the machine is cd-bootable, goto www.kubuntu.org and
> > > download a amd64 cd. If that boots, then we know it's a problem
> > > specific to your Debian CD. If it doesn't, then we can begin to
> > > conclude that your machine isn't bootable for some reason.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I was able to install Ubuntu and the newly burnt Debian CD started the
> > installer, but when the language selection screen came up I lost my
> > keyboard and mouse (Logitech wireless desktop). When I used the wired
> > mouse and keyboard I was able to select the language and go forward
> > with a couple more screens before is froze again. I had to unplug the
> > wireless desktop (USB) before I was able to proceed....
>
> noooooooooo!!! another one lost to Gnome! I really hope you meant
> Kubuntu, since KDE is really much nicer than Gnome for people who need
> to get something done (working with Gnome is like having your neck
> amputated!)
>
> So it was hardware problems... curious. Really, installation is one
> of, if the the, hardest part to debug because of the fact that it can
> be really anything. For the most part, I think installers, while
> loads better than nothing, do need to expand their driver database
> (while installing Debian on my laptop, if I closed the lid the whole
> thing totally froze!)
>
>
HATED ubuntu!!! no root password, too much gui, where is the shell? yuck
-a
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