Since Ubuntu 10.04 is out officially, I like to give it a try on my media server.<\/p>\n
FYI, here is the specification of my media server:<\/p>\n
Athlon 64 X2 4600\r\nChipset: GeForce 6150 LE\r\nMotherboard: Asus A8M2N-LA\r\nHarddrive format: IDE<\/pre>\nNote that this is a 2006 model and the system was installed on an IDE drive. That may be the reason why the new Ubuntu 10.04 doesn’t like. Anyway, I tried to install Ubuntu 10.04 using three different methods. Here is the detail:<\/p>\n
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Trial 1 – Fresh install with Ubuntu 64-bit Desktop installation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Won’t even get into the installation menu.<\/strong>
\nAfter selecting to boot from CD, the system was stuck in the blank screen. It couldn’t even go further to the installation welcome menu. So I moved to the the next option.<\/p>\nTrial 2 – Fresh install with Ubuntu 64-bit Alternate installation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Better – But can’t reboot.<\/strong>
\nThe installation went very smooth without a single problem. However, after the installation was completed, it couldn’t boot to the Ubuntu system.<\/p>\nTrial 3 – Upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit Desktop installation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Works!<\/strong>
\nThis time, I performed a fresh install using Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit Desktop first. The installation went very smooth. After the installation, I did the following in order:<\/p>\n\n
- Updated the hardware driver such as graphic and audio.<\/li>\n
- Updated the the package information:
\n<\/p>\nsudo apt-get update -y<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n- Upgraded the system to the latest kernel:\n
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n- Reboot<\/li>\n
- Now the Ubuntu 9.10 should be ready to move on the next version.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Next, go to System -> Admin -> Software Update<\/p>\n
It will give prompt you that a new version of Ubuntu is available. Click that, follow the instructions and you are done!<\/p>\n
Note: I’ve tried upgrading the Ubuntu from command line but it failed. Probably there are some differences between the GUI upgrade and the command line upgrade tool.<\/p>\n
Enjoy your new Ubuntu, it is really cool!<\/p>\n
What about upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
I haven’t tried upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 10.04 before, so I cannot comment. However – I tried upgrading from 9.04 to 9.10 and it failed (from command line and GUI). The system could not boot after the upgrade. FYI, here is the specification of my machine:<\/p>\n
Mac G3 400MHz\r\nHarddrive format: IDE<\/pre>\nIt could be the reason of a different architecture (It is a Power PC instead of i386\/amd64). Since it is a 10 yrs old machine, I didn’t spend too much effort to investigate.
\nBy the way, I also tried to install Fedora 12 on this machine and it gives the same problem, i.e., Installation goes fine but the system could not boot.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"