install woes

[Aart Koelewijn]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:16:42 +0100, whoosh wrote:

> On 30-Jul-08 15:48:04 Aart Koelewijn wrote:
>>On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:42:39 +0100, whoosh wrote:
> 
>>> I have an AMD64 Sempron tower system from about 2006.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> if I install Ubuntu 8.04.1 desktop 64 bit, that freezes up
>>> 
>>> when the mouse pointer appears.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> if I install Ubuntu 7.10 desktop 64 bit that freezes up when the
>>> 
>>> desktop appears.
>>> 
>>> 
>>I have a laptop with AMD Sempron which had simular problems. I only used
>>32 bit, never tried 64 bit. With 32 bit it now works perfect if started
>>with the option "nolapic". With 7.04 it worked ok without that option,
>>the problems started after that.
> 
> can options be given with the Ubuntu desktop CD?
>

In the screen where you choose between different actions choose "F6 Other 
Options". In the line you see now you can for instance delete "quiet 
splash" and put "nolapic" at that place.

Aart