This is my first time really getting to know Linux. I'm booting Ubuntu 12.10 on my HP G65 Notebook, which is pre installed with Windows 7 64 bit, from a live USB. The HP loads just fine and proceeds to try to boot Ubuntu but it freezes up on a black screen with syslinux 4.06 edd 2012-10-23 copyright (c) 1994-2012 H. petter Anvin et al and a blinking bar under it at the top.
I'm tired of windows and I want something far more stable. And try to keep the talk on a noob understandable level.
Hi there and welcome to the linux world,
When you power-up your notebook using the livecd/liveusb, you will be presented with a list of options, like "Try ubuntu without installing", etc.
First select "Check disk for defects" to ensure that the cd/usb stick is not corrupt. If your media is ok but you still can't complete booting-up, then on the same selection screen press "F6". This will present you with some options to pass to the kernel while booting.
If your problem is graphics-card related then choosing "nomodeset" will probably enable you to complete booting-up. Also try the "acpi=off" and "noapic" parameters.
Hope this solves your problem.
