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I'll list the information I know, but I'm not a programmer or computer wizard so if you need more please explain how I can obtain it for you.

I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a Sony Vaio laptop, running an Intel Centrino 1.73mhz processor with 502MB RAM. I've now tried every method I know of and none of them work. Here's what happens:

  • From USB: I couldn't figure out how to get the computer to boot from USB so I couldn't even try that one.
  • From DVD: The computer boots the disc and I can access the menu fine. However after selecting either 'install' or 'try without installing', it freezes after 10-30seconds of the red dot loading sequence. Never gets past that, just stops and remains like that until I hold the power button down and restart the computer. I performed both a CD and memory check and both passed without problems.
  • From UNetbootin: I access the menu, select 'install' and it doesn't freeze on the red dot sequence but rather comes up afterwards with a command style interface and the message: "(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system" then remains like that. Again, I manually shut the computer down.
  • From Wubi: I downloaded Wubi and went through the installation process so that in my Add/Remove programs list on Windows, Ubuntu is now listed as 30,000MB and installed. However every time I choose Ubuntu for it to complete the installation process, it simply gets stuck on the red dots.

I just want to install Ubuntu and would really appreciate any help, keeping in mind I'm not familiar with code and programming. I'm attempting to install the 32-bit desktop version.

Jens Erat
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With the USB one, when the computer starts, look for Boot Device selection. Select the one referencing to your USB. It may look something like: enter image description here

If that does not work, try BIOS Boot settings, and placing USB booting as the top of the list of Boot Order.

Wubi + Windows XP might not be a good idea, as Wubi is now becoming unsupported, and it relies on Windows XP, which itself will go in April. Try a different disk image, and see if that works.

It my be that the disc image you are using is incomplete or faulty, so try downloading a fresh image, and verifying it. There is also a guide for doing it on Windows here.

Wilf
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