[mdlug] Can't get graphical boot on an older box

[Jeff Hanson]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Ingles, Raymond
<Raymond.Ingles at compuware.com> wrote:
> > From: Jeff Hanson
>
>
>  > Turn off video and BIOS caching.  Graphical Ubuntu Gutsy and Feisty
>  > require >256MB to install.
>
>   Well, they document >192, not >256. Knoppix is supposed to work with
>  128MB or more, but all of them flip out nonetheless. There's nothing in the
>  BIOS for video besides turning on or off the onboard graphics. :-/

Ubuntu Gutsy actually requires 384MB.  The specs were wrong and there
is a bug report about it.  But integrated memory usually steals from
main memory so you have to take that into account.

One possibility is that the RAM is faulty and possibly in the region
the integrated video is using.  To test it you need to put in a
separate video card so that the integrated video is disabled and not
using RAM.  Then run a memory tester on it.