I have an Inspiron 2600, I got Ubuntu 7.1 to install, but not much else. You need to download the ALTERNATE CD, when you go to download the regular one on Ubuntu's site, down at the bottom it says "Check here if you need the Alternate CD" or something like that. The Alt CD is a text only installer. The 2600 apparently can't run the graphics for the install so you end up with the washout colors, which I had as well. The text only install works OK, its is a little distorted, but you can still read the options well enough to install.
I was also able to do a graphics install, when I had to reinstall it becuause I messed something up, by hooking up the Video-out on the laptop to a 19" inch LCD monitor, somehow it worked, and the LiveCD eventually started up, don't ask me why, but it worked. But if you disconnect the regular monitor you just go back to crazy colors. The laptop screen does let you see the command line though once you install Ubuntu. But it's really zoomed in and you can only see about half the field, so it's pretty useless. I'm still looking for how to fix all this, hopefully someone has done it before. -- Ubuntu install failure on Dell Inspiron 2600 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159630 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
