ubuntu 9.04 install prob.

[gibz117]

i have a 120g 3.5" hdd that is wiped and im trying to install ubuntu 9.04 on it as well. it starts up fine, then goes blank. nothing else. anyone know why.

[thideras]

"It starts up fine", what do you mean? How far does it get?

[gibz117]

it gets to the bar screen, it has the ubuntu logo, and a loading bar underneath. right after that, the screen goes blackish blue and stays like that, and the cd/dvd drive stops spinning all together. im using the install disk that i got from ubuntu, not a burned copy i downloaded.

[Stratus_ss]

I have encountered a problem like this called the "quiet splash bug" although I haven't had this since 8.04 I thought they had fixed it.

The solution that worked for me was to turn off graphical boot (i.e. watch words fly by instead of the scrolling bar)

to do this enter the grub menu (if you only have ubuntu installed you will have to hit esc to get to the menu)

Hit `e` to enter the edit mode then scroll to the end and look for

/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=/dev/sda5 ro quiet splash

and change it to

/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=/dev/sda5 ro


of course your root=/dev/whatever is going to be specific to your computer but you get the idea

[oakstave]

I am by no means knowledgable in Ubuntu, but I saw this exact behavior after a hard reset. I did not try turning off graphical boot, and ended up having to reload the OS.

I learned the reset button is not to be used with Ubuntu!

[SuperMiguel]

press ctrl+alt+backspace and see if u get a cli

[Stratus_ss]

press ctrl+alt+backspace and see if u get a cli

this key combination does not work any more. They changed it with the new xorg
Thanks to EnablingWolf for this

Right Alt Key + PrntScrn + K
(PrntScrn also may be named SysRq)

[gibz117]

i got 8.1 to work fine. no problems. but i cant get 9.04 to work.

[joedymueller]

get the alt install disc , when you get installed, update your graphics drivers asap. worked for me had a similar issue except my screen was white

[Caedis]

I also had this problem. The only way to fix it was to get the alternate install and do a non-graphical install. Once the system is installed just install the GPU drivers. I personally have Nvidia (sig rig) and I just go on another computer with a flash drive, downloaded the driver and installed it from a command line.

[vulcanman09]

i had the same problem trying to install ubuntu
found out ubuntu does not like ide/sata modes on some motherboards
try installing ubuntu using the AHCI setting in the bios
my install went smoothly after that
i was using the badaxe mobo

[Jolly-Swagman]

Also another Tip if using an IDE HDD ,,, Set DVD drive to Prmary Master and The IDE HDD to Primary Slave,

[curtis1552]

Don't forget to check the disk for errors.