hi Jerry, thanks for replying, i checked the LL 3.0 download w the md5sum and it matches so i know i have a good dl, the weird thing is i downloaded LL 2.8 and burned it to dvd and it installs fine.
Even more weird is if i remove the hard drive from the laptop then i can get any distro to fire up from dvd ( i was testing to see if it was something specific) these are all 32 bit distors as i guess this laptop doesn't do well w 64 bit.
I tried Linux mint 18 and LL 3.0 and w out the hard drive in they will boot up to live dvd and everything works, if i put the hard drive back in the live dvd just freezes and never really boots past the splash screen.
I have wiped the hd completely and tried it w the same results, i only got LL 3.0 to boot up to live 1 time w the HD in and tried to install and it froze towards the end.
I am selecting only the defaults on installation and only check install restricted extras, also i do not have internet plugged in during install.
LL 2.8 installs fine so i am clueless to why 3.0 won't?
So right now i have 2.8 installed running fine but i really wanted the latest version for my sisters laptop w all the updated apps.
it seems to be something w the hard drive being present as like i said when i pull the drive out all the distos and versions boot to live session no problem.
thanks i appreciate the help.
Even more weird is if i remove the hard drive from the laptop then i can get any distro to fire up from dvd ( i was testing to see if it was something specific) these are all 32 bit distors as i guess this laptop doesn't do well w 64 bit.
I tried Linux mint 18 and LL 3.0 and w out the hard drive in they will boot up to live dvd and everything works, if i put the hard drive back in the live dvd just freezes and never really boots past the splash screen.
I have wiped the hd completely and tried it w the same results, i only got LL 3.0 to boot up to live 1 time w the HD in and tried to install and it froze towards the end.
I am selecting only the defaults on installation and only check install restricted extras, also i do not have internet plugged in during install.
LL 2.8 installs fine so i am clueless to why 3.0 won't?
So right now i have 2.8 installed running fine but i really wanted the latest version for my sisters laptop w all the updated apps.
it seems to be something w the hard drive being present as like i said when i pull the drive out all the distos and versions boot to live session no problem.
thanks i appreciate the help.