Linux!?!?!?

Hey, I'm trying to install Ubuntu from the live CD. The Ububtu option screen comes up, I select Start or Install Ubuntu from Live CD. Then the screen goes black for a moment and give a message giving some sort of timer error and for me to set noapic as a boot option, what could be causing this? I have ran Ubuntu perfectly fine in the past with most of the other versions, this is version 7.10 and it doesn't seem to wanna work. Any help?



+ Same problem with Linux Mint 4.0



HAVE had ubuntu installed on this system before, and it's not a dell.



Checked all the forums i can and no real solution found.



also, anyone know any other linux dist. that use the new Beryl with the spinning box desktop?Linux!?!?!?
About the spinning box, its compiz fusion, its in fedora core 8 werewolf, and sabayon linux.Linux!?!?!?
Have you run the liveCD - simply started it without trying to install? What happens then? If you get to a working desktop, install from there.



If none of the above happens - read the friggin error message and write it down, and do a google search on "ubuntu errormessage" to get the answer.



I have installed Ubuntu on at least two dells without a problem.



You could also do something radical, like a google search on "7.10 yourcomputer" and see if it is operator error or if there are others who have had similar problems, but have also posted solutions.