Hi Mario, I have found something that may help others. After building my new computer I still could not get Mythbuntu or Ubuntu to install. I had used 2 components from my old computer: 1. The cd/DVD ( IDE) 2. Linksys wifi ( PCI )
When I removed the IDE CD/DVD and replaced it with a new (SATA) the install of both worked great. Funny thing is the old IDE unit had been working OK under windows. After the install of Ubuntu I hooked up the IDE and Ubuntu would not see anything on the DVDs or CDs. The drive itself showed up but Ubuntu could not read from it. Another thing I have found that might help is I found that the OEM install for Ubuntu and Mythbuntu from the old IDE CD/DVD would work. After installing Mythbuntu however I could never get past the password in the OEM Login. For Ubuntu I was able to: 1. Login 2. Make a new administrator user 3. Log off as OEM and into as the new administrator account 4. Delete the OEM user account All seemed to work well with Ubuntu except getting the HVR-2250 card to work Today I bought a HVR-1600 and it still is not working but I have some leads on what to do, and so I have not given up. New Problem with the Dual Boot after installing Mythbuntu. I told it to do a dual boot with Ubuntu (installed first) and the install went well. (Using new SATA cd/DVD) However when I restarted, the grub reports an error and starts Ubuntu. Monday night I hope to do a clean install of Mythbuntu and let it be the stand alone on this computer. If that goes OK I will try a do a dual boot to Ubuntu. When I loaded Mythbuntu into Ubuntu, I did not like having the top and bottom Ubuntu screen bars showing when Mythbuntu was running. Anyway, Thanks for all your help. I hope a few details from this newby helps. Brian Dempster Kinetic Art & Technology 9540 Hy 150 Greenville, Indiana 47124 (812) 923-7474 (812) 923-8777 fax -------Original Message------- From: John Dempster Date: 7/22/2010 10:11:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bug 606792] Re: Past the Black Screen,Now Install Stops on a text screen without fully installing. Good Morning Mario, I have given up on my older system. I made the mistake of trying one more time to install Mythbuntu 10 and now I can not get the system to boot. Thank You for your help on this. I hope to install onto a brand new computer this weekend. All parts arrive today and I will build it tonight. Brian Dempster Kinetic Art & Technology 9540 Hy 150 Greenville, Indiana 47124 (812) 923-7474 (812) 923-8777 fax -------Original Message------- From: jbdhere Date: 7/20/2010 7:48:26 AM To: Bug 606792 Subject: Re: [Bug 606792] Re: Past the Black Screen,Now Install Stops on a text screen without fully installing. Good Morning Mario, Before you get too deep into debugging my older system; I have ordered all new hardware to build a Mythbuntu Media System. This computer should be running Sunday, after which I will try the install again. Please see below my responses to your questions. Once again, thanks for your help. Brian Dempster Kinetic Art & Technology 9540 Hy 150 Greenville, Indiana 47124 (812) 923-7474 (812) 923-8777 fax -------Original Message------- From: Mario Limonciello Date: 7/19/2010 10:20:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bug 606792] Re: Past the Black Screen,Now Install Stops on a text screen without fully installing. John: OK, what settings are you picking in the F6 menu to fix it? Nomodeset ? Yes I selected Nomodeset. Maybe a better way for us newbies would be to have a main menu selection of Safe Graphics" like the older versions. (Brian) Also, can you please help provide the details of your hardware? You should be able to provide them to this bug by running this command: I will get this info once I get home from work. I will try tonight. (Brian) apport-collect -p linux 606792 ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: mythbuntu Status: New => Won't Fix -- Past the Black Screen, Now Install Stops on a text screen without fully installing. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606792 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: Won't Fix Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Clean HD Install of 10.04 I have gotten past the black screen but after the splash screen with status bar the screen flashes several times on text only screens and stops at a command prompt. Just to make sure the computer is OK I installed an older version of Ubuntu (7.1) which installed and runs great. To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/606792/+subscribe ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52316189/unnamed -- Past the Black Screen, Now Install Stops on a text screen without fully installing. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606792 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: Won't Fix Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Clean HD Install of 10.04 I have gotten past the black screen but after the splash screen with status bar the screen flashes several times on text only screens and stops at a command prompt. Just to make sure the computer is OK I installed an older version of Ubuntu (7.1) which installed and runs great. To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/606792/+subscribe ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52508233/unnamed -- Past the Black Screen, Now Install Stops on a text screen without fully installing. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
