only yesterday I downloaded ubuntu 9.04 and worked from a usb on my nephew's
lenovo laptop as LiveCD session. No issues at all.
jitendra

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:32 PM, jtd <jtd@mtnl...> wrote:

> On Tuesday 08 September 2009, Easwar Hariharan wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:45 PM, jtd<jtd@mtnl...> wrote:
> > > Wanted to give ubuntu a spin. So downloaded the
> > > ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso and burned to cd. Then booted. Splash
> screen
> > > comes up with the language option followed by Try Ubuntu without any
> > > change to your computer. Then nothing.
> > > Hit enter.
> > > still nothing
> > > Check all the options and try to edit the command line.
> > > No go.
> > >
> > > Same with karmic Koala Alpha4
> > >
> > > so what witch craft is needed to proceed beyond the splash screen?
> >
> > Probably the standard advice everyone is doled out on Ubuntu Forums. :P
> > 1]Check the CD for errors
>
> None
>
> > 2]If faulty, burn at slow speed, <8x if possible
> > 3]Do a test of memory
>
> Mem is ok. The machine is my working amd lenny / etch / sarge/ woody  and
> boots from cd / usb / hardisk without a hitch.
>
> And since it was two distros and two different cds i thought it might be
> something special.
>
> Tried it on another machine. Tried it on a laptop. No go.
> And a thoroughly scratched 2 year old super grub boot disk works on all the
> machines like a charm.
>
> So if nobody's complaining about LTS9.04 or KK Alpha4 and there is no magic
> spell, it must be a hex on the cd blanks.
>
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> JTD
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