Installing Linux On my computer wow what a task, i have 2 diffrent Linux Versions: Fedora Core 3, and Ubuntu. How do install them? When I Select The option to Start Ubuntu In safe Graphics Mode it has a long string of commands in [ ] like the ones below and the one at the very bottom is the only one with Normal words (Not Dos) it says at the bottom:

"[ 152.697097] Kernel Panic - Not Syncing : Attempted to kill the idle task!"

And yes it even included the "!" and it just sits there doing nothing WHY!?! please help

Then When It says "Start Or Install Ubuntu" It dose it's thing and the the screen goes black as if it was finished then....It Say the same thing as above except that the Code In the [ ] is the following

"[ 77.881091]"

and the same message as above same thing for every option so i tried Fedora Core 3 and it dose the same thing how do i end this idle task

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when I play with linux I install it in a cheat fashion through a windows pc . Its the Ubuntu Hardy Heron installed using Wubi very simple to play with Wubi - The Easiest Way to Linux

Personally I hate linux if I wanted to learn another language id learn Chinese or Japanese and become a tour guide

Nice wubi looks good, I used to run linux in VMware but haven't used it in a while.

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so i need windows because thats kind of the problem i booted from my Samsung Hard drive (master) like i always do but then it said there was a system File Missing *******.SYS (I put *'s because i can't remember the name of the file) and it told me to put in my Windows Xp Pro Disk and Press 'R' to repair or recover the system so i rebooted and put in My disk and it said some system file was missing ********.SYS the error code is: 4 again i can remember the name of the file so i thought i would try a different system and i tired Linux and it did that so i called Microsoft and they told me to get a new copy and so i did and then another system file *******.sys the error code is: 7

Ok so i got windows working and i installed Ubuntu and i run Wubi and now i rebooted and it asked me boot from Ubuntu or windows xp pro i chose Ubuntu wanting to try it but now it stays at the Ubuntu screen for ever it loaded for about 2 minutes then the screen when black then it came back on for me to see the Ubuntu screen but not loading at all so I'm trying to reboot......Now it gives me option to install in normal mode lets try that.....it goes to the Ubuntu loading screen back and fourth and then it goes black and nothing happened i left it this way for 9 hours (time that i was at work) and it didn't progress any what do i do?

boot in xp and uninstall wubi and give up on linux it sucks any way

That Really Doesn't help After i boot from the Linux O/S and it loads the screen goes black and you don't have any commands and ALT+CTRL+DELETE doesn't work what do i do once it load and installs?

Hello,did you origonaly have XP Pro installed?If you did then I think you should fit the hard drive as a slave into another computer and format it as if it was for only storage.Then replace back into computer you are trying to install Linux on.See if that helps the problem?

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if you used wubi then you should be able to boot into xp when you get the option

Yes But I'm trying to do this on a laptop but if i can I'll try it on my Intel P3 i take out my hard drive and place it in my AMD Duron but the problem is that you need different types of Linux O/S disc's for an AMD and a Intel right? And i ran the memory test in my P3 and it said "Unsupported Chip Set!" even had and "!" my chip set is "Intel 815 chipset" in my P3. since i downloaded these disc i requested a set of disc's for free but it'll take 6-8 Week's and i ran the "Defective Disc's Check" and it said it passed but if it is defective you don't know what part of the disc it is, It could be the scan, unlikely but it would be just my luck lol.... i going to try and solve some problems not make them....