<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Bert, Thanks for the offer of the converter. I'll keep that in mind, but I'd like to try to get some flavor of ubuntu installed on the laptop if possible, before I start taking the laptop apart. Still possible, but it can wait a week. Karl & Don, Thanks for the suggestions. Much appreciated. Frank Bert W. Carrier Jr. wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:1264640952.2973.32.camel@bertsoffice" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I had a similar problem, I had to pull the drive, hook up a 2.5-3.5" converter, install the HDD into a desktop Machine with a good optical drive, and use the desktop machine to install the command-line version of Ubuntu from the alternative install CD. Then I reinstalled the HDD into the laptop and it works like a champ. I've got an adapter if you want to borrow it. On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 19:47 -0500, Frank Dolinar wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Karl, To clarify, although the splash screen is never displayed, in all cases of trying some version of Ubuntu the machine goes directly to booting the LiveCD and, therefore, does not show me an option for installation of the operating system. So it's not a problem of getting past the splash screen, it's a problem of never seeing it at all. The execution goes directly to booting the LiveCD. I've discovered that I can get to a screen which provides a menu that includes Install using Ubuntu 9.10, but it's NOT the splash screen that I expect to see. And, since this system has so little memory (256Mb at the moment), 9.10 doesn't get anywhere. I have a version of BSD that does bring up a splash screen, but I'm not interested in installing BSD at this time. All other attempts behave as in line 1 & 2 above. Anybody have any other ideas? Thanks, Frank </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="70">*----------------------------------------------------------------* * Frank Dolinar <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:frank.dolinar@comcast.net">frank.dolinar@comcast.net</a> * * nanoSteps, LLC <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nanosteps.net">www.nanosteps.net</a> * * PO Box 886 517.351.1899 * * East Lansing, MI 48826-0886 * *----------------------------------------------------------------* * Toward the future, one small step at a time. * *----------------------------------------------------------------* </pre> </body> </html>