Initramfs -

Shoot over your full specs please so we can see what kind of hardware you have.

The more details you can give us the better.

Also what version of Ubuntu did you download?

Did you mean 8.04 amd64?

Did you download Ubuntu desktop 8.04 amd64?

Try to run the built-in media test to verify your CD is good.

Good luck

The version matters, IA64 will not work

amd64 also known as x86_64 will work

i686 / 32bit will also work

When you first boot from the CD select the media test to verify your CD is good

If your CD has defects or your computer has stability problems you may have strange problems and freezes

Good Luck

Yes it will work

x86_64 also known as amd64 is sometimes abbreviated as x64 or $distro 64

The Q6600 is 64bit capable and it would probably be a good idea to use a 64bit distribution

x86_64 / amd64 should not be confused with IA64 or Sparc64 or any other 64bit architecture

i386 i486 i586 i686 are all 32bit but each CPU has different features

IA32 is also 32bit and is used to describe 32bit intel CPUs ( x86 )

IA64 is the Itanium and Itanium2 64bit architecture and is not compatible with x86_64 / amd64 and is no longer x86 compatible in hardware

The i386 and i486 did not have MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4 or various other instructions supported by modern CPUs

Some i586 Pentiums and later CPUs had MMX and some did not and the same is true for MMX2 SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4 3dnow etc

i386 binaries should work on all x86 and x86_64 CPUs but the reverse is not true

IA64 binaries will not work on any intel or amd x86 or x86_64 CPUs so do not download any IA64 distributions it is a waste of bandwidth unless you own Itanium or Itanium2 systems

ubuntu's amd64 is the same as x86_64 -- it will run on any x86_64 compatible AMD or intel CPU including the Q6600

AMD developed amd64 / x86_64 and their CPUs run 30-80% faster in 64bit mode

intel later adopted AMD's x86_64

x86_64 / amd64 should run faster than i686 / 32bit on most 64bit CPUs

Besides running faster than 32bit, x86_64 / amd64 allows you to use a lot more RAM and create much bigger files and filesystems

On 64bit P4s x86_64 actually runs 3-8% slower than 32bit, the other advantages of x86_64 still apply though

I think all the core CPUs are 64bit capable

Some Pentium Ms and low end CPUs are not 64bit

I just finished this computer build, and as yet it is not online. Vista is running without problems. I hope to be online sometime next week. I am waiting for my router. I am also thinking of downloading and burning the Ubuntu again.
Thanks for your kind assistance.

I tried to do the CD integrity test. Got the same Initramfs

The only thing that works it the memory test. So far no errors. How long do I run it for? What do I do if I find errors?

what about the fact that I could not test the integrity of the cd?

What kind of ASUS board do you have?

The model number is usually printed on the board in-between the PCI slots and on the mobo box itself on the barcode label

Try a BIOS update if there is one for your board

You may need to add "irqpoll all_generic_ide" to the kernel boot options using F6 as described earlier

If that doesn't work try "irqpoll all_generic_ide noapic acpi=off"

You may also want to give fedora a try http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora

Fedora sometimes works on boards that ubuntu doesn't work on and vice versa

What is realtek RTL-8169
At present I am not networking.
I again downloaded and burned Ubuntu. Same result.
I was able to get into some help menu by pressing F1. When I scrowled on use Ubuntu from CD nothing happened. I am using USB keyboard. Would changing that matter?

Thanks

I downloaded Ubuntu 8.10 and burned a CD. I ran it off the CD without a single problem.
Now I must learn how to use that operating system.

I must learn how to use it. I do not know how to go online with it.
Will it work with my wireless router?
I am going to install it on my empty hard drive.

I want to be go online with Ubuntu but I do not have a clue how to get it to recognize my Wifi card.
I really need step by step instructions.

Rosewill wireless G PcI Card

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=31926

Good luck

Success! Somehow I got online with Ubuntu 8.10. I was running it off the CD, and it was sweet. Sometimes we forget little things. My password for the wifi had numerals in it. I did not realize that number pad was not responding. Tomorrow I will install it on the empty hard drive.

I have been running Ubuntu 8.10 off the CD for the past couple of days. So far I like what I see. It immediately recognizes many networks, including my own.
Now the next step with the kind help of this forum.
I have two hard drives. One has Vista installed on it. The other is empty. I want to install it on the empty hard drive.
Now here is the problem.
I went into BIOS and checked the BOOT Priority screen. It does not allow for two hard drives to be listed there at the same time. Should I put the empty hard drive into the boot priority screen then install Ubuntu?
If there is a better way to do it, I will listen. I am happy with Vista, and I do not want to adversely affect it.

Thanks

My question still is, should I put the empty hard drive into the boot priority screen?

Thanks:
There is really nothing that needs backing up. If necessary, I can always install Vista again.
Once Ubuntu is installed, upon booting up, how do I select which hard drive I want?

Thanks, I think I had enough for the night. I will play some of the old tv shows on fancast.

thanks again, it was a long journey, but I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel.