[TriLUG] Ubuntu 7.10 Install Trouble

[Carl Crider]

This may help:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HP_Pavillion_dv6000_(dv6604nr)

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Bryce Eason <eason.bryce at gmail.com> wrote:

> My desktop recently died (some power supply problem) and I'm trying to
> install Ubuntu 7.10 on my HP dv6000 Vista laptop.  I have had many
> problems
> with trying to do this and it also won't even let XP Pro install on it.  I
> do no remember the errors I got, but it was a good number of them.  I do
> however know that it would stop mid-way on the loading screen, the one
> with
> the Ubuntu logo and go black.  My laptop is an:
>
> HP dv6000
> AMD Turion 64bit 2.0 ghz
> 1gb RAM
> broadcom 43xx wifi driver/card
> HP quickplay buttons (those play, pause, volume, etc buttons on the
> keyoard)
>
> Does anyone know how I would be able to get Ubuntu 7.10 or the latest
> ubuntu
> on this?  I can come to the next meeting of TriLUG if that's needed.
>
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> Bryce Eason
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