Can't Install Linux


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Need some help here. I've downloaded Ubuntu Linux Dist and Mandriva Le 2005 Dist iso's several times from several different sites.

Everytime I try to install Mandriva I get an error starting it cannot install liborg-x11-6.8.2-7mdk.i586. The rest of the install goes fine except for when I try to configure my graphics card it tells me X is not running or set up. It boots fine but I cannot start X . When I try to I get an error stating that libxmuu.so.1 is not installed. I've burned the ISO w/ different types of discs and using different programs at different speeds and everytime it's the same result.

When I try to install Ubunta I get an error installing the base package. Again tried it several different ways all w/ same result.

Anyone have any idea what is going on here??

Thanks.

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this case still exist in major linux distro's. PC's with not-popular brand hardware arent recognised. mayb this is the case here with you.

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Maybe looking into http://www.linuxiso.org or http://www.distrowatch.com will help sort out some other distros for you.

Barney

this case still exist in major linux distro's. PC's with not-popular brand hardware arent recognised. mayb this is the case here with you.

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All my hardware is mainstream stuff:

MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra ATX AMD MB

AMD Athon 64 3500

NVidia Geforce 6800 GT

SB Audigy 2 ZS

WD 200 GB 7200 HD

Plextor CD Burner

Crucial Ballistix 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM x2 sticks

500W Ultra Connect PSU

I'll try another dist later today.

i don't think that matters as the AMD64 processors can easily run 32 bit Windows, it should be no different for any other 32bit x86 arch OS

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I fully understand... but I suspect that the these distros may have better drivers and apps to help out in this situation (possibly).

Barney

I fully understand... but I suspect that the these distros may have better drivers and apps to help out in this situation (possibly).

Barney

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true, you may be right, i don't have the luxury of having an AMD64 processor at my disposal (yet) to test out the AMD64 version of Ubuntu

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