Linux does not run on my computer.

Polaris573 · 03-15-2007, 01:54 AM

I cannot seem to get linux to install onto my computer no matter how hard I try. I have tried multiple distributions, multiple disc drives, different CD/DVDs all to no avail. Does anybody have any suggestions? It's the system in the drop down box to the left.

zekrahminator · 03-15-2007, 02:13 AM

Your ATI video card isn't helping things

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If you're really dedicated to trying *nix, then I suggest you either replace that card with an NVIDIA card, or try booting the installation livecd in safe graphics mode. If you're using an SATA drive, then make sure that it does not need any drivers. That would also confuse *nix

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Polaris573 · 03-15-2007, 03:02 AM

All of my drives use good old PATA and this video card worked fine with linux in the past. It has something to do with my motherboard since I didn't have any trouble before I got it, I'm just not sure what exactly.

spootity · 03-15-2007, 03:59 AM

oh wow polaris, just remembered had the exact same motherboard as you and it wouldnt work with any linux as well. back in the p4 days when they owned amd lol.

spootity · 03-15-2007, 04:01 AM

its been like 2 years since i messed with linux, brings back memorys lol

DaMulta · 03-15-2007, 04:25 AM

try suse

Thermopylae_480 · 03-15-2007, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zekrahminator

Your ATI video card isn't helping things

.

If you're really dedicated to trying *nix, then I suggest you either replace that card with an NVIDIA card, or try booting the installation livecd in safe graphics mode. If you're using an SATA drive, then make sure that it does not need any drivers. That would also confuse *nix

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I couldn't get my 6800GS to work with Linux. If I recall, nobody could help me get it working either

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Polaris573 · 03-15-2007, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spootity

oh wow polaris, just remembered had the exact same motherboard as you and it wouldnt work with any linux as well. back in the p4 days when they owned amd lol.

It doesn't make much sense does it? I wonder what it is about this motherboard that makes it incompatible. Certainly not the Northbridge or Southbridge, because they're pretty common.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMulta

try suse

Suse was one of the distributions I tried. So no luck there.

Easy Rhino · 03-16-2007, 11:27 AM

what do you mean you cant get it to install. are you trying a live cd? does it atleast loadup the boot loader? you can check online to see supported hardware. i cant imagine it being a hardware problem...

Grings · 03-16-2007, 12:18 PM

i couldnt get any to work with my ati too well, some not at all (suse done the usual loading screen (the coloured dos looking one), then when it went to go into the os proper it just went all garbled and messy)

Batou1986 · 03-16-2007, 12:23 PM

make sure ur agp aperture is 128 or less and try disabling HT i had an intel board the same chipset as yours with a 2.8ghz northwood 2gb ram and 9800pro agp no problems geting it to install now hardware acceleration i could never get to work

Easy Rhino · 03-16-2007, 12:29 PM

ati cards work fine, it is just a hassle getting hardware acceleration running. again, check the internet for a hardware listing.

Grings · 03-16-2007, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Rhino

ati cards work fine, it is just a hassle getting hardware acceleration running. again, check the internet for a hardware listing.

that was the problem yeah, none of the distro's i tried supported x1xx series radeons, they worked ok on my old 9800 rig, i should have put that in the original post, oops

Polaris573 · 03-16-2007, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Rhino

what do you mean you cant get it to install. are you trying a live cd? does it atleast loadup the boot loader? you can check online to see supported hardware. i cant imagine it being a hardware problem...

Live CDs won't load either.. Distros like Suse, Fedora, or Ubuntu hang before the installer loads.

starkruzr · 04-05-2007, 08:59 PM

ATi cards work fine for the most part, but you do see the occasional screwup. Read the Ubuntu forums at http://www.ubuntuforums.com/ for help with getting a recalcitrant card working.

Polaris573 · 04-05-2007, 09:09 PM

The problem has nothing to do with my video card as it worked fine with linux in the past. The problem is motherboard related since that's the only piece of hardware I have changed since I last installed linux. The installer hangs without ever finishing the installation.

francis511 · 04-05-2007, 09:10 PM

i have same prob recently with livecds.board is ga965pds3. strange cos i could get it going with last 3 boards ive used.

03-15-2007, 01:54 AM	#1
Polaris573 Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: University of Arkansas Fayetteville Posts: 2,849 (1.65/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 550 Times in 356 Posts System Specs	Linux does not run on my computer. I cannot seem to get linux to install onto my computer no matter how hard I try. I have tried multiple distributions, multiple disc drives, different CD/DVDs all to no avail. Does anybody have any suggestions? It's the system in the drop down box to the left. __________________ Lector benevole, legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus. Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam Fold for Techpowerup!

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Video Card:	Sapphire HD 4850 512 MB PCI-E
Harddisk:	250 GB Seagate 16MB Cache
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03-15-2007, 02:13 AM	#2
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,284 (4.51/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 337 Times in 244 Posts System Specs	Your ATI video card isn't helping things . If you're really dedicated to trying nix, then I suggest you either replace that card with an NVIDIA card, or try booting the installation livecd in safe graphics mode. If you're using an SATA drive, then make sure that it does not need any drivers. That would also confuse nix . __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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03-15-2007, 03:02 AM	#3
Polaris573 Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: University of Arkansas Fayetteville Posts: 2,849 (1.65/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 550 Times in 356 Posts System Specs	All of my drives use good old PATA and this video card worked fine with linux in the past. It has something to do with my motherboard since I didn't have any trouble before I got it, I'm just not sure what exactly. __________________ Lector benevole, legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus. Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam Fold for Techpowerup!

03-15-2007, 03:59 AM	#4
spootity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 220 (0.15/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	oh wow polaris, just remembered had the exact same motherboard as you and it wouldnt work with any linux as well. back in the p4 days when they owned amd lol.

Processor:	athlon64 3200+ venice @2.0 no overclock
Motherboard:	soltek k8t890pro
Cooling:	all stock 2 120 mmfans modded into case 3 80mm
Memory:	1 gig corsair 400mghz 2225 timings
Video Card:	x850xt 600 core 606 mem
Harddisk:	80 gig western digital 8 meg cache
CD/DVD Drive:	none !!! dont need it thank you daemontools
CRT/LCD Model:	17 inch lcd as close to the face as i can get it !!
Case:	chenming full tower
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	450 watt coolmax
Software:	xp pro

03-15-2007, 04:01 AM	#5
spootity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 220 (0.15/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	its been like 2 years since i messed with linux, brings back memorys lol

03-15-2007, 04:25 AM	#6
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 9,741 (8.07/day) Thanks: 980 Thanked 1,261 Times in 978 Posts System Specs	try suse __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

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Processor:	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard:	MSi GD70
Cooling:	OcZ Phase/water
Memory:	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card:	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Harddisk:	SSD 64GB
CD/DVD Drive:	DVD-L 16x
CRT/LCD Model:	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case:	Using the desk ATM
Sound Card:	Sucky onboard for now :(
PSU:	1000W TruePower Quattro

System Name:	Monolith
Processor:	Intel Xeon E3110 Wolfdale@3.5GHz
Motherboard:	MSI P35-Neo
Cooling:	Active Air
Memory:	4GB DDR2 800
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 3850 512MB PCI-E
Harddisk:	1 x 80GB Internal, 1 x 250GB Internal, 1 x 40GB External
CD/DVD Drive:	Asus CD/DVD Burner, 1.44MB Floppy Drive!!!!!!!
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer X203w
Case:	Generic black case with locking front bezel
Sound Card:	Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
PSU:	500 Watt Seasonic M12
Software:	Windows Vista Ultimate x64

03-16-2007, 11:27 AM	#9
Easy Rhino Modestus Supernus Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,721 (3.37/day) Thanks: 156 Thanked 359 Times in 286 Posts System Specs	what do you mean you cant get it to install. are you trying a live cd? does it atleast loadup the boot loader? you can check online to see supported hardware. i cant imagine it being a hardware problem...

System Name:	Rhino1 / Rhino2
Processor:	Intel Core2Quad Q9650 3.0Ghz / Intel Core2Quad Q9400 2.668Ghz
Motherboard:	EVGA 790i Ultra SLI / Gigabyte GA-73PVM mATX
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalems with 2 120mm Skythe Fans / Stock
Memory:	G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 2x2 GB / Kingston DDR2 800 2x2 GB
Video Card:	EVGA 9800GTX+ 512MB / EVGA 9800GT 512
Harddisk:	Samsung Spinpoint 320 / 2xSeagate Barracuda 250GB RAID
CD/DVD Drive:	LG / LG
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 2494HM 24" 1080P / Asus 21.5" @ 1080P
Case:	Coolermaster Centurion 590-RC Mid Tower / Coolermaster Centurion mATX
PSU:	Seasonic 650W S12 II / Seasonic 380W S12 II
Software:	Windows 7 Pro / Ubuntu 9

03-16-2007, 12:18 PM	#10
Grings Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Blighty Posts: 1,806 (1.64/day) Thanks: 63 Thanked 143 Times in 132 Posts System Specs	i couldnt get any to work with my ati too well, some not at all (suse done the usual loading screen (the coloured dos looking one), then when it went to go into the os proper it just went all garbled and messy)

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Processor:	Core2 8400@4.2/ Core2 4400@3.4(340x10)
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Cooling:	Swiftech &Thermochill Water/ Scythe Infinity
Memory:	4gb Kingston pc8500 / 4gb G.Skill 'pi' pc7200cl4
Video Card:	EVGA 260GTX ssc 55nm / Powercolor HD3870
Harddisk:	750gb,500gb Samsung sata / 2x250gb Samsung sata
CD/DVD Drive:	Pioneer 22x dvdrw / nec18x dvdrw
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SM2253BW / Samsung 931BW
Case:	CM690 / CM534
Sound Card:	M/B crap (on P35) Auzen X-Plosion (on P5N)
PSU:	Corsair HX520w / Enermax Pro82+ 525w
Software:	Win7rc / Vista Premium 64 / XP pro (both)

03-16-2007, 12:23 PM	#11
Batou1986 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 821 (0.54/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts System Specs	make sure ur agp aperture is 128 or less and try disabling HT i had an intel board the same chipset as yours with a 2.8ghz northwood 2gb ram and 9800pro agp no problems geting it to install now hardware acceleration i could never get to work __________________

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Harddisk:	WD Raptor X, WD JB1600 ATA
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03-16-2007, 12:29 PM	#12
Easy Rhino Modestus Supernus Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,721 (3.37/day) Thanks: 156 Thanked 359 Times in 286 Posts System Specs	ati cards work fine, it is just a hassle getting hardware acceleration running. again, check the internet for a hardware listing.

04-05-2007, 08:59 PM	#15
starkruzr Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ATi cards work fine for the most part, but you do see the occasional screwup. Read the Ubuntu forums at http://www.ubuntuforums.com/ for help with getting a recalcitrant card working.

04-05-2007, 09:09 PM	#16
Polaris573 Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: University of Arkansas Fayetteville Posts: 2,849 (1.65/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 550 Times in 356 Posts System Specs	The problem has nothing to do with my video card as it worked fine with linux in the past. The problem is motherboard related since that's the only piece of hardware I have changed since I last installed linux. The installer hangs without ever finishing the installation. __________________ Lector benevole, legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus. Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam Fold for Techpowerup!

04-05-2007, 09:10 PM	#17
francis511 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 1,663 (1.47/day) Thanks: 82 Thanked 167 Times in 158 Posts System Specs	i have same prob recently with livecds.board is ga965pds3. strange cos i could get it going with last 3 boards ive used.

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Video Card:	Sparkle GTX 275
Harddisk:	74g raptor /750g seagate /320g suxxor (maxtor)
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