[NTLUG:Discuss] Ubuntu Install Problems

[Tom Adelstein]

On Tue, 2005-04-26 at 14:47 -0500, Johnny Cybermyth wrote:
> I've tried installing Ubuntu(hoary) and am having problems.  This is how 
> the install went:
> Copy packages off of the CD. All OK.
> Then reboot. All OK.
> Apt gets configured and packages actually get installed. OK again.
> Start X session and your back in Kansas.  Tank.
> 
> X starts up and I get a wallpaper and a mouse pointer that will move 
> around but doesn't respond to clicks.  Furthermore, nothing will 
> respond.  I can't switch to virtual consoles, kill X(ctl-alt-bksp), or 
> anything.  The top 8th of the screen where the launch panels are 
> supposed to be is black with scrambled pixels.
> 
> I rebooted the computer into Ubuntu recovery mode(pressing ESC to get 
> the GRUB menu) and the system boots fine.  I looked at the X logs and 
> there weren't any glaring errors that I caught, but, I haven't studied 
> it too closely yet.  I tried to boot into another runlevel and all three 
> that I've tried(2,3,4) start gdm automatically(and I thought it stood 
> for Gnome Display manager).
> 
> I noticed that my home directory(user account) was completely empty and 
> I guess that makes sense because I haven't ever gotten to log in as that 
> user.
> 
> That is all the time that I had for troubleshooting last night.  I feel 
> let down by Ubuntu again.
> 
> Has anyone else had this much trouble with either of the releases of Ubuntu?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated greatly.

I could use more information. What are your hardware components? Do you
have the latest CD or downloaded release?

Have you consider the Ubuntu mailing list?

<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>