kmw,
The 64 bit version of Ultimate Edition works like a charm!
I have used the 64 bit version since Ultimate Edition 1.7, I believe, with excelent results. If your system specs, as given in your 1st post, are correct then Ultimate Edition 2.5X64 should boot and work fine. I find it to be much faster that the 32 bit version on the same hardware (see my sig below for my specs).
FYI - you
must be sure that the downloaded .ISO file for whichever version you decide to use has the correct MD5SUM. This verifies that the download has been 100% successful, and the downloaded file is not corrupted. You must also burn that file to DVD at the
slowest speed possible on your burner - preferably at or below 4X.
These two steps are absolutely essential to insure a good download of the .ISO file, and the burn speed avoids any burn errors - burning at higher speeds is a sure way to make some "coasters" instead of a usable DVD.
As far as the ATI Radeon graphics card is concerned, I do not use ATI in Linux/Ubuntu/Ultimate Edition because there is better support for the nVidia cards. However, there are many users here who do use the ATI cards (including
TheeMahn, the creator of Ultimate Edition). You can search these forums, the Ubuntu forums, or even Google for information on the ATI drivers for Linux.[/quote]
thanks for the info. I'll start a download of the 64bit version but I'd still like to know about getting my current system booted. Then i'll back make sure I have all my data and try booting with the 64bit version. When I see it boots then I'll be ready to re-install the 64bit version. I was told that there's something funky about the specific ATI Radeon card...something about it's an early version of the latest chipset with the best of some legacy features. I figure the newer version 2.5 of the software may work.[/quote]
I have a ATI Radeon x1650 (actually 2 of them) 512MB each, my personal opinion of ATI is junk for what you pay when compared to a NVidia. You may have a hard time believing this I can from the live disk use compiz etc. Without even installing any driver. AMD (ATI) has 0 support for my video chipset in nix (another reason I do not care for ATI). While this may seem like all bad news for me, quite the contrary. Linux open source "R300" is my "ATI" driver makes everything a reality and do not have to look to ATI anymore; built in to Ultimate Edition 2.5. It will be a nice world when all cards are natively supported through open source.
I can not tell you how it will be for you. There are Nvidia based open source drivers, but currently has 0 3d support.
I wish you luck in your journey with Ultimate Edition
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Wow! thank you so much for telling me what's doin with you ATI card drive situation. Well my problem is fixed. As it turned out I was on the right path of creating more space on the UE2.5 partition since that's what stopped it from booting in the first place. But a friend of mine decided to move my swap partition from the 3rd partition to the 4th partition so it messed up the fstab partition path. So, as soon as I did a ls -l /etc/dev/by-uuid (i think it was) to locate the long uuid number so I could copy and paste it into the fstab and then the second time I booted it after that it came on up. I'm happy and it's just in time for a 10am meeting i have tomorrow.
thank you all for commenting on my problem...It's really good to know that you are their when I need help.
cheers! and long live the Ultimate Edition! who know's what to expect with what I hear about the way Ubuntu is going. I have never been able to use Ubuntu and those folks that load the kubuntu I just can't see what they like about it...maybe they are just kde folks. The first ubuntu i was able to use was the edubuntu I'm glad to see that they are back to their own dvd, now. When they went to a separate alternative edubuntu cd added onto the ubuntu main, I stopped using it. Next and I currently still use the ArtistX 0.7 LiveDVD and the CAELinux LiveDVD but the UE2.5 is my fav, for now. It just works. One thing that the UE2.5 does that none of the others even my mepis does is it get's my video right enough so now I can use projectors again. I love seeing it up on the big screen.