On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:03 PM, James Morrissey <[email protected] > wrote:
> Hi all, > > I have just received my new laptop. Its a Thinkpad x121e, with Intel (Core > i3). > > I am trying to put ubuntu on it, but i am having some problems with > the 64 bit live USB. > > When i run the USB i get i get a GRUB-looking screen, with options to: > 1. Try Ubuntu without installing > 2. Install Ubuntu > 3. Check the disk > > Wanting to repartition my HDD (using GParted) so that i can dual boot, > i 'Try Ubuntu without Installing', at which point the screen goes > blank and nothing happens. I am then forced into a hard reboot. I get > the exact same result when i 'Check the disk'. > > To check the USB, i tried it on my old laptop (32bit, Celeron M). When > i did so i got a purple screen with an image of what looks like a > keyboard and a man, and then a message telling me to try a kernel > which matches with my machined architecture. > > I then tried a live USB with 32 bit ubuntu and the live USB works fine > - i am sending this email from this live instance. The same can be > said for a 32 bit Mint live usb. > > So i am not sure what is going on. If anyone could tell me why the > 64bit install is not working, it would be great as i'd like to get it > up and running. The only thing i could think of was that i have > downloaded the amd64.iso, and this is an intel machine, but all the > sites on the web suggest that this shouldn't make a difference (if it > does, where might i get an 64 bit version for intel). In addition i am > not sure why, if this was the problem, my old celeron laptop brings up > the error message while the new machine just hangs. > > One more question i have is about dual booting and maintaining my > recovery partition (something i have not had to do before). From > GParted i see that the recovery partition is located at the end of the > hard drive. I am wondering two things: > 1. If i resize the windows partition will the recovery partition move > next to it? > 2. If not would i do well to install ubuntu between the windows and > recovery partition, and how do i do this since the 'install into > largest continuous space' option seems to have been replaced by the > 'install alongside windows' option in the installer. Will the > alongside option put the install in the right place? > > As always, any and all help is very much appreciated. > > Thanks, > > James. > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > Hello James, Perhaps not the most useful response you'll receive but... I had the same issue with the live cd on 64 bit, the only way I could get it on was to start with a 10.04 disk and upgrade. It did go without issue and if you really need to get it on your machine asap perhaps this is the best route? Best Regards, Dave Hanson
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