Thread: NEWBIE: Problems Installing Ubuntu 10.04; I'n Loosing Patience

all,
i'm new linux , ubuntu. downloaded ubuntu 10.04 older computer. here's info on hardware:

host bridge: intel corporation 440bx/zx/dx - 82443bx/zx/dx host bridge (rev 03)
pci bridge: intel corporation 440bx/zx/dx - 82443bx/zx/dx agp bridge (rev 03)
isa bridge: intel corporation 82371ab/eb/mb piix4 isa (rev 02)
ide interface: intel corporation 82371ab/eb/mb piix4 ide (rev 01)
usb controller: intel corporation 82371ab/eb/mb piix4 usb (rev 01)
bridge: intel corporation 82371ab/eb/mb piix4 acpi (rev 02)
multimedia audio controller: yamaha corporation ymf-740c [ds-1l audio controller] (rev 03)
ethernet controller: admtek nc100 network everywhere fast ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)
vga compatible controller: s3 inc. savage 4 (rev 02)

problem: "black screen" else has received when loading ubuntu older machine. have been using boot cd days , need machine running. have on 600mb of ram, running os should no problem. have tried number of possible fixes, , none seem work. i'm thinking it's video driver issue, unable upload drivers savage4 video card (it's old, know!) common kernel parameters modifications (i915,modeset=1 , 0, nomodeset, xforcevesa) have not worked machine. else need do?

have ubuntu 10.04 os, have been dealing 4 days, , running out of patience. newbie, language in of these forums confusing. if want people use os instead of windows, speak english newbs can understand!!! in opinion, linux community not doing job communicating fixes in these forums.

questions
- need ubuntu 10.04 work on specific system?
- based on cpu, should use linux os?
- should use linux @ all?

help!!!

marine02xx

i know don't want hear this, else using these forums, have apply ourselves patience.

community member have found plenty helpful people willing share knowledge free.

i'm sure if want urgently, better attitude towards working solution good.

problem, might have @ lighter distro ito display resources. can @ using window manager instead of gdm.

have spoken many people rather use xubuntu lower-spec pc's. goto: http://www.xubuntu.org/ , check out!

please let me know if of help, or complications still experiencing.

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