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richlevy · 03-25-2007, 11:20 AM

I am having a problem loading Ubuntu 6.10 386 desktop into the used laptop I just bought (see Cellar post here).

So far I've downloaded Ubuntu 6.10 from two different mirrors and confirmed the MD5 hashes on both.

At varying speeds and on two different burners I have burned the ISO image of Ubuntu. I tried it with CDBurnerXP and Nero.

In all of the cases, when I boot to Ubuntu, I get the following results.

Some disks won't boot.
Disks boot but when I run the check CD utility, I find at least 1 check sum error.
I ran Ubuntu's memory checker and it found 1 bad location in memory at the 253MB mark.

Is my problem with the used laptop's memory, it's CD drive, Ubuntu itself, or a combination of my burners and software?

I have burned projects from images before, but with videos it's possible to mess up a few bits and not have an effect.

I tried booting my newer desktop computer from one of the disks last night and it wouldn't even boot. I cut a new disk this morning to try again.

My ideas to resolve this range from:

Find an old copy of Windows 95/98/200 to load to the laptop to run diagnostics.
Spend $25 on a SODIMM 256MB module and install it by itself to see if it's memory. The laptop has paired 128MB strips so if they both turn out to be good I can at least pair up the 256MB with a 128MB.
Buy better CD-R disks. I am using cheap disks.
Spend $10 and buy a Ubuntu CD.

If it's the laptop memory I will spend the $25 to fix it.
If it's the laptop CD drive I'm sending it back.
If it's my burner software/hardware I have to buy a copy of Ubuntu.
If it's Ubuntu I have to find a copy of Windows 2000 Pro since the PC has a COA for it.

03-25-2007, 11:20 AM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Problem loading Ubuntu into used laptop I am having a problem loading Ubuntu 6.10 386 desktop into the used laptop I just bought (see Cellar post here). So far I've downloaded Ubuntu 6.10 from two different mirrors and confirmed the MD5 hashes on both. At varying speeds and on two different burners I have burned the ISO image of Ubuntu. I tried it with CDBurnerXP and Nero. In all of the cases, when I boot to Ubuntu, I get the following results. Some disks won't boot. Disks boot but when I run the check CD utility, I find at least 1 check sum error. I ran Ubuntu's memory checker and it found 1 bad location in memory at the 253MB mark. Is my problem with the used laptop's memory, it's CD drive, Ubuntu itself, or a combination of my burners and software? I have burned projects from images before, but with videos it's possible to mess up a few bits and not have an effect. I tried booting my newer desktop computer from one of the disks last night and it wouldn't even boot. I cut a new disk this morning to try again. My ideas to resolve this range from: Find an old copy of Windows 95/98/200 to load to the laptop to run diagnostics. Spend $25 on a SODIMM 256MB module and install it by itself to see if it's memory. The laptop has paired 128MB strips so if they both turn out to be good I can at least pair up the 256MB with a 128MB. Buy better CD-R disks. I am using cheap disks. Spend $10 and buy a Ubuntu CD. If it's the laptop memory I will spend the $25 to fix it. If it's the laptop CD drive I'm sending it back. If it's my burner software/hardware I have to buy a copy of Ubuntu. If it's Ubuntu I have to find a copy of Windows 2000 Pro since the PC has a COA for it. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama