Hi there.
Please help. Long story...
I built a new desktop pc 64 bit and all the components (dvd drive, brand new SATA drive, etc)
are detected in the BIOS settings, but I am having trouble installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat desktop 64 bit edition on my 1TB SATA Seagate hard drive.
I followed the exact instructions on the Ubuntu.com website and downloaded and installed InfraRecorder to write the software from my 32 bit Windows Vista laptop (HP 550). When I set the boot sequence to boot from the CD it just brings up the BLACK SCREEN WITH FLASHING CURSOR. The CD drive definitely works and can open and close fine. I have followed the instructions and troubleshooting advice on the Ubuntu.com website and all the files are found on the CD when opening from My computer and not an unwritten single .iso file as they warned against.
I am using a brand new Asus P5G41T-M LX motherboard and BIOS working fine as mentioned.
I even tried the suggested method of created a LIVE USB drive as per instructions on same website using the Universal USB Installer tool I think they called it. I used a Transend 32 GB flash drive. That got a bit further but gave the error message : "SYSLINUX 4.03 2010-10-22 EDD Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al Error : No configuration file found. No default or UI configuration directive found ! boot : _ " (cursor flashing)
I read something about renaming the SYSLINUX FILE and some others non of which I found on the flash drive from My Computer, but dont know the reason for doing this if the original files should work.
No one seems to know the cause of this error, but only suggest various ways of trying to resolve it, non of which work. (eg trying another pc. But I want it to work on this PC !)
I tried my Vista laptop and ran program on flash drive using the Auto run feature in Windows, but just popped up with quick DOS screen then dissappeared leaving nothing. However in My Computer it just showed an unkown icon on the drive letter. Cant remember if I booted from flash on laptop, but think that failed too.
The one thing I havent tried entirely is to format the flash drive to FAT 16 as they suggest, but when I tried I didnt tick quick format and it took so long I thought it just froze and cancelled the format, but then the flash seemed totally destroyed and I coulnt reformat it again or even check disk it to fix it, until I managed to format it on an XP machine and it then formatted successfully although I didnt try again to setup ubuntu on the new format, since I just want it to work properly from the CD and cant be bothered with the flash anymore especially the risk of destroying a 32 GB flash.
I booted up the Vista laptop with the CD in and it gave a similiar message : " SYSLINUX 4.01 despian 201007 14 ETCD Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al No default or UI configuration directive found ! boot : " (no underscore but you can still type commands.)
I have consulted the motherboard manual with no luck, but an old motherboard manual I have says that you have to make a SATA HDD driver Floppy diskette for installing Windows on a SATA hard drive by copying the SATA driver from the Windows CD to the bootup floppy. But my Floppy drive doesnt work on the XP machine. I just want Ubuntu to work from the CD to the new SATA drive.
Apologies for the long post just trying to save wasted replies with advise I may have already tried.
Please help.
Regards
Chris.
Please help. Long story...
I built a new desktop pc 64 bit and all the components (dvd drive, brand new SATA drive, etc)
are detected in the BIOS settings, but I am having trouble installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat desktop 64 bit edition on my 1TB SATA Seagate hard drive.
I followed the exact instructions on the Ubuntu.com website and downloaded and installed InfraRecorder to write the software from my 32 bit Windows Vista laptop (HP 550). When I set the boot sequence to boot from the CD it just brings up the BLACK SCREEN WITH FLASHING CURSOR. The CD drive definitely works and can open and close fine. I have followed the instructions and troubleshooting advice on the Ubuntu.com website and all the files are found on the CD when opening from My computer and not an unwritten single .iso file as they warned against.
I am using a brand new Asus P5G41T-M LX motherboard and BIOS working fine as mentioned.
I even tried the suggested method of created a LIVE USB drive as per instructions on same website using the Universal USB Installer tool I think they called it. I used a Transend 32 GB flash drive. That got a bit further but gave the error message : "SYSLINUX 4.03 2010-10-22 EDD Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al Error : No configuration file found. No default or UI configuration directive found ! boot : _ " (cursor flashing)
I read something about renaming the SYSLINUX FILE and some others non of which I found on the flash drive from My Computer, but dont know the reason for doing this if the original files should work.
No one seems to know the cause of this error, but only suggest various ways of trying to resolve it, non of which work. (eg trying another pc. But I want it to work on this PC !)
I tried my Vista laptop and ran program on flash drive using the Auto run feature in Windows, but just popped up with quick DOS screen then dissappeared leaving nothing. However in My Computer it just showed an unkown icon on the drive letter. Cant remember if I booted from flash on laptop, but think that failed too.
The one thing I havent tried entirely is to format the flash drive to FAT 16 as they suggest, but when I tried I didnt tick quick format and it took so long I thought it just froze and cancelled the format, but then the flash seemed totally destroyed and I coulnt reformat it again or even check disk it to fix it, until I managed to format it on an XP machine and it then formatted successfully although I didnt try again to setup ubuntu on the new format, since I just want it to work properly from the CD and cant be bothered with the flash anymore especially the risk of destroying a 32 GB flash.
I booted up the Vista laptop with the CD in and it gave a similiar message : " SYSLINUX 4.01 despian 201007 14 ETCD Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al No default or UI configuration directive found ! boot : " (no underscore but you can still type commands.)
I have consulted the motherboard manual with no luck, but an old motherboard manual I have says that you have to make a SATA HDD driver Floppy diskette for installing Windows on a SATA hard drive by copying the SATA driver from the Windows CD to the bootup floppy. But my Floppy drive doesnt work on the XP machine. I just want Ubuntu to work from the CD to the new SATA drive.
Apologies for the long post just trying to save wasted replies with advise I may have already tried.
Please help.
Regards
Chris.