Hello....Please a need help....newbie linux ubuntu user
I'm Maurizio,leavin of Microsoft Windows, 3 months ago.First i use knoppix 3.4 in 2 pcs,a old Pentium III and this pc
My pc
Pentium 4,1.7 ghz,512 ram,ati rage pro128 video card (32 ram),and 1 ide hard disk.motherboard intel 845
The problem
I was have a Maxtor 40 gigs ide hard disk,but because very much fails(i'm the guilty,phisycal lost/break some pin conector,so now only disk for data no for install some operating system.Any OS can't start)i change to a new Maxtor 160 gigs ide hd.
I'm still using the 40g hd ,mode slave
my steps
SO,first i download the dvd the sunday(with checksum perfect).I burn the iso and i probe.Very much problems.The live dvd detect problems with the 40 G hd(many sdb errors and frozen).I probe disabled options in bios but nothing change
Searchin Google i found info about "initramfs",and with help of many ubuntu users,i fix that.(with xforcevesa,break=top,ide_generic..etc)and enjoy the dvd
I like very much UU 1.9(i can't able for use compiz ,but...)and install the OS in the 160 G hard disk with the script.Reboot and the surprise,i can't start(!!!!)
Only i see a black display.I can't see grub,or shell. I change with ctrl+alt+f1....to ctrl+alt+f7 and nothing,nothing.
Why?? i was thinking the install script can copy the OS with the same config user of the live dvd(for example i was having hardware problems with probe knoppix in the other pc,1 month ago,but in live cd i put the knoppix cheatcodes,start session,install in the hard disk with the SAME OPTIONS than live cd,and start from hd ok.The knoppix hd install using the same config of the live cd )but i don't know why,UUltimate can't be able for that.
what you think guys? which can fail?maybe the video card(i think with this model i'm disabled for use compiz,right?,but using vesa driver like the dvd ???!!!),the fail in the maxtor 40g????(knoppix live cd start ok and i can read and write without errors in the 40 gs hd and i have access to the partition with UUltimate,in 160 G hd)
How I can fix that.....??? any idea??? what i can do??
thank you very much
Sorry my bad english