On Wed, 2006-10-18 at 08:55 +0200, David Suna wrote: > I just purchased a new machine and I have been having a very frustrating > time installing linux on it. I have tried installing ubuntu > workstation, ubuntu server and debian etch all without success but with > different failures. The machine is a Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz with a Gigabyte > 945GZ motherboard. It has 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 250 GB SATA hard disk and > a generic DVD RW combo. I am using the onboard video and LAN with an > additional network card in the box. Below are details of the errors > that I get. I don't know how to tell if this is a hardware > compatibility issue, broken hardware, bad CDs or the phase of the moon. > Any help would be much appreciated.
The thing, which I notice is that different distributions have completely different problems. Did you try to install the same distribution twice, at different times, to see if the reported errors get reproduced? If they are different, then I would suspect overheating. Then, try to rule out shorts (such as a fallen screw) and overheating. Then suspect defective motherboard and/or memory chips. For general troubleshooting advice: http://www.troubleshooters.com/ --- Omer -- You haven't made an impact on the world before you caused a Debian release to be named after Snufkin. My own blog is at http://tddpirate.livejournal.com/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
