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Live CD display problem

Asked by BillyDick

Dell Laptop Inspiron 2600, 376 MB Ram, hard drive 8.5 GB free - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition.

Insert Ubuntu Live CD, turn off/on laptop.
Get Ubuntu DOS/like screen - Pressed 'Enter'.
CD and hard drive activity for a couple of minutes, then a washed-out looking screen with vertical multi-colored lines appears.
All CD and hard drive activity stops, no mouse or keyboard available.
A random key-press results in CD activity, but the screen does not change.

Sure would like to get to see what Ubuntu looks and feels like.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Ricardo Jorge Maçãs (ricmacas-familia) said : 		#1

First, are you using the lightweight version of ubuntu (xubuntu)? Highly recommended for your specs.
Download it at http://www.xubuntu.com.
Then check if the screen still freezes.

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Ricardo Jorge Maçãs (ricmacas-familia) said : 		#2

First, are you using the lightweight version of ubuntu (xubuntu)? Highly recommended for your specs.
Download it at http://www.xubuntu.com.
Then check if the screen still freezes.

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Ricardo Jorge Maçãs (ricmacas-familia) said : 		#3

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/install-prolink-1456pvc-modem-driver-on-ubuntu-7.04-620465/
Does that solve your problem??

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