[thechat] installing Ubuntu on an old Sony Vaio; it never finishes

Luther, Ron Ron.Luther at hp.com
Mon Jan 24 07:18:21 CST 2011


Joel D Canfield asked about:

>>installing Ubuntu on an old Sony Vaio; it never finishes


Hi Joel!

While I have actually managed to get Ubuntu working on a couple old boxes at home ... I have also burned several 'Ubuntu Coasters'.

If I was starting fresh now I think I'd try putting copying a clean image onto a USB drive and attempt installing from that.

Hope That Helps,
RonL.




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