Ubuntu will not boot

[Karl Larsen]

Sam McCollum wrote:
> I have a Dell Inspiron 380 C700ST (laptop) with the following specifications:
>
> CPU: Intel Celeron 697Mhz
> Ram: 128Mb
> Graphics Card: ATI Rage Mobility AGP, 8Mb
> Sound card: Sound Blaster 16
> Modular Bay: 24x CD-ROM Drive
> Display: 800x600 LCD Panel
> HDD: 4200rpm 6GB and 5GB Drives (no linux swap partition, 5gb has Windows XP, 6gb has Windows 98; I want to install via Live CD over Win98)
>
> I originally tried Ubuntu 6.10: Edgy Lift but this did not work. It got past the splash screen and then the screen went black. It sat there for 3hours:26min before I manually switched it off. When I tried Ubuntu 4.10 The screen went black and nothing happened when I left it alone for 2hours: 30min.
>
> Ubuntu is my favorite operating system.
>
> Please help me with this problem.
>
> Thank you for making Ubuntu possible and available to the general public free of charge.
>
> ,Ubuntu User
>
>   
    Did you get the Live CD to function normally?

Karl


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