FYI I tried all this and did an oem install also, but nothing. i still get total disaster, can't start x-windows, blue screen of death-esque isplay.
argh. am in bad situation. must be something about this dell monitor not being able to interpreet properly? when i boot from livecd i have to start in "safe" graphics mode or else crash. On 2/21/07, elhorko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you for your very prompt response, which came so quickly that I > didn't even see it till I looked back. Wow. Thank you. > > I attach the files here. I have been looking online and found this: > ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-186666.html > > I can't implement the solution though until late this evening because of > bandwidth issues where i am. > > again, thank you for the response. > > On 2/21/07, Vassilis Pandis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this > > bug, following the directions in > > http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs ? If you are > > running Ubuntu 6.06 , /var/log/installer syslog will be needed as well. > > Thanks in advance. In the meantime, since without those files it's > > impossible to know what's gone wrong, you might want to try using the > > Alternate CD to install Ubuntu. > > > > > > ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) > > Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info > > > > -- > > installer crashed (i think ubiquity) > > https://launchpad.net/bugs/86762 > > > > > -- installer crashed (i think ubiquity) https://launchpad.net/bugs/86762 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
