You can get a free copy of Intrepid Ibex (8.10) from: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
They even pay shipping and handling. First off Dapper is the previous LTS to 8.04. Support for it runs out next June, so even if you could install it, then it would prove to be unsatisfactory as you could not get updates after that. You can try to get it to load into text mode so that you can see what is causing it to freeze. Alt+F1 puts it into text mode as it begins to boot after grub. Or you can remove the word 'quiet' from the bottom bar just below the menu. You may have to scroll over to the end to see it. Just delete that word and press enter. This way you should see text and be able to watch what is being load and maybe get an idea what is causing it to stall. It would be good if you posted computer specs when requesting help. We really can't tell you much without some clues about what we are working on. Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and ... free! Support open Source <,*)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow. 2009/2/11 roerick <[email protected]> > > Hey, just installed Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake -- It was the only copy > I had of Ubuntu and our internet has been down for some time. > > I repartitioned and installed, and began downloading software updates. > It downloaded 3, and then I started the remaining 341. It'll download > about 40-60 at a time before my box completely freezes. No mouse, > keyboard response, nothing. I left it to update while I was gone and 8 > hours later it was still completely frozen. > > The only other time I've ever gotten a freeze like this regularly was > on an old box with no airflow. In the summer it would overheat, and > freeze completely like this. > > I'm able to pick up where I left off whilst downloading updates, but I > honestly haven't the slightest idea how to even begin diagnosing this. > I'll wait untill updates finish to try and fix it, in case it is a > driver thing (as it could very well be.), but I was wondering if > anyone had any ideas. > > Thanks, Roerick > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
