Ubuntu 12.04.2 long term maintenance installation problems

[lazer100]

On 01-Mar-13 03:37:25 Conny Enström wrote:
>2013-02-28 18:24, lazer100 skrev:
>> On 28-Feb-13 19:14:18 Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:06 PM, lazer100 <lazer100 at talktalk.net> wrote:
>>>> I tried installing the Ubuntu 12.04.2 long term maintenance version
>>>> (32 bit desktop) from the links at ubuntu.com
>>>>
>>>> the CD malfunctioned.
>>>>
>>>> so I made another one, this also malfunctioned.
>>>>
>>>> I downloaded the iso again in case the download was corrupted,
>>>> but this second download was identical to the original download.
>>>>
>>>> so unless there is something wrong with the CD drive,
>>>> this CD doesnt function.
>>>>
>>>> there was no intro screen, and the screen kept glitching continually,
>>>> I waited quite a while without any coherent screen,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> is there any way to know if the resulting CD is not corrupted?
>>>>
>>>> meanwhile I'll try to install the main Ubuntu 12.10 version,
>>>>
>>
>>> Have you tried installing from  USB stick?  I've had trouble burning cd's
>>> at times but this way seems quit reliable.
>> I havent,
>>
>> how would I set up an installation USB stick?
>>
>>
>>
>With this: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

ok, I have now tried this,

when I reboot with the USB flash drive, I get to an options page,

but when I say try Ubuntu 12.10 without installing, or I try to instal,

I get a continually glitching screen, and I can discern the word "Ubuntu".
Looks like there is some kind of video incompatibility.

my graphics card is a Radeon HD 6670, this is a 3D card, with
3 outputs: DVI, VGA and HDMI

Ubuntu 11.10 also the same problem.

the thing is that Ubuntu 8.10 functions fine! 

is there any way to edit the boot command with 12.10 to use the
graphics of 8.10?


I tried dabbling with the BIOS graphics options, on rebooting I lost the 
BIOS options graphics, and got glitching graphics again, and could
discern some text saying the graphics was now more basic, 
(I forget the exact wording)

I had to reset the circuitboard CMOS in order to get back the BIOS options
and XP.


I think all this shows that 12.10 hasnt been betatested properly,
and 8.10 is ultimately a better product, as it works out of the box.
the only problem with 8.10 is that I cannot update it directly from
the internet, because they have changed the URLs.

whoever is in charge of 12.10 needs to talk to whoever was in charge
of 8.10 and ask them how they did the graphics.