zorin 5.2 won't boot or install on a dell t1600

i have a brand new dell t1600 pc

when i put in the dvd or a usb stick with zorin 5.2 on it the system starts booting , i also get the menu to see

if i choose boot from live cd or direct install i see alot of letters on my screen that it detect devices like dvd and usb devices but then after like 5 minutes nothing happens anymore

the letters are still displayed but everything stops

if i put an usb stick out i get a msg that usb is disconnect
if i put it in it says usb connected but it wont pass thah text screen

please need help

ps i did the checksum and that is ok

Hi,

did you burn the disk at the slowest possible speed??, what are your PC's specs??, did you try safe graphics mode (2nd option in menu) when starting the Live CD??.

Regards Wolfman

safe graphics no
i burned 2 speed
also tried usb unetbootin


dell t1600

sata 500 hdd
8 gb ram
xeon 3.30 quad
nvidia quadra 600 video

Hi,

have you tried safe graphics mode in the meantime?.

If that fails, try "nomodeset":

* At install screen press F6 and select nomodeset and install Ubuntu as usual.
* On first boot after install, press e on getting the GRUB bootloader.
* Using arrow keys navigate to and delete quiet and splash and type the word nomodeset in their place
* Press Ctrl and X to boot
* You should now be able to login to your Ubuntu as usual

Read this thread through:

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-ub ... artup.html

Regards Wolfman

so now i do have to install ubuntu ???


and the link does not work


graphics safe mode same result stopped at the text screen

Zorin is Ubuntu based so yes; you do have to install Ubuntu!!.

Try the link again!.

Regards Wolfman

See also:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132

its not a really easy solution for someone with less linux expirience

thats why i choose for zorin os to start but its giving me till now alot of problems

in that blue zorin menu i can press f6 what i want nothing happends

please guys need some help

isnt it possible to put in temporarely another videocard and after install pu the nvidia back ???

i will try

guys it works but how can i make a bootmenu because windows is on hdd 1 and zorin on my hdd2(ssd)

Hi,

if your Zorin drive is going to be attached all the time then please download and use "Boot Repair":

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

It is important to install the boot manager (GRUB) to "MBR" which is your normal HDD.

See also:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1895

Regards Wolfman