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| Thread ID: 83949 | 2007-10-19 03:14:00 | Gutsy Gibbon: Ubuntu 7.10 range hits download servers today | Chris Keall (10417) | Press F1 |
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| 602964 | 2007-10-20 22:57:00 | Looks like modprobe crashed - which stage of the install or boot process were you at when you got that error? Also is there any chance we could see the whole screen? Can't do much diagnosis with just the info in your pic.That is all that is on the screen! This is the sequence as I remember: Boot Ubuntu menu (Start/Install, memory check etc) Chose start/install "loading Linux Kernel" Ubuntu Splash screen/progress bar blank screen, then message. What is modprobe anyway? I Know next to nothing about the guts of Linux. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 602965 | 2007-10-20 23:05:00 | Modprobe is one of the utilities used for loading add-on modules into a running kernel. If the CD bootloader will let you, edit the boot option for the start/install line and remove the 'initrd=xxx' bit - this will _probably_ allow it to boot (depending on what the ubuntu guys built into the kernel) but it will be rather crippled. Also remove the 'quiet' option so we can see some diagnostic data. Did you check the CD's md5 checksum after burning it? Modprobe is a very stable program that's been around for years; unless the ubuntu guys patched it for some reason I doubt very much that it would fail in the manner seen here - more likely your CD image is slightly corrupt (maybe not your original image, but the copy on the cd probably is). |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 602966 | 2007-10-20 23:13:00 | How do I get into the CD bootloader? I did wonder whether the CD was corrupt, but it did work on my laptop (which no other Ubuntu release has), so I'm guessing it is OK. I also downloaded it again when it first failed, with no change. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 602967 | 2007-10-20 23:58:00 | How do I get into the CD bootloader?By booting the CD :rolleyes:. Seriously, all the instructions you need should be on the initial boot screen - it should tell you to press whatever for boot options, and the boot command may even be on the initial screen - it certainly has been in other recent ubuntu releases. I did wonder whether the CD was corrupt, but it did work on my laptop (which no other Ubuntu release has), so I'm guessing it is OK. I also downloaded it again when it first failed, with no change.Then my guess is that the ubuntu guys have patched modprobe for whatever reason, and it's now failing on your particular hardware / kernel configuration. Try booting it minus the initrd and quiet args and post the results here - it will probably be a little crippled, but should work well enough for you to install it. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 602968 | 2007-10-21 06:22:00 | What’s the different from Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) & Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) ?? & Do you need to download a special version of it, so it could be used as a Live cd?? |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 602969 | 2007-10-21 06:25:00 | What’s the different from Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) & Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) ?? Differences (www.ubuntu.com) Do you need to download a special version of it, so it could be used as a Live cd?? No AFAIK all versions are live cd's. The server versions dont install a graphical user interface tho. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 602970 | 2007-10-22 04:29:00 | well i got Xubuntu installed on an old pc. runs ok but it doesn't see the network card so no internet and no "device panel" type app so i have no access to hardware config etc :( looks like thats a waste of a download :( |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 602971 | 2007-10-22 10:27:00 | No AFAIK all versions are live cd's. According to the Get Ubuntu enhanced download page (www.ubuntu.com), just under the green 'Start Download 'link, the 'alternate desktop cd' is not a live cd, rather it uses a text based installer. While you lose the ability to 'try before you buy' the alternate desktop install cd is imho faster and more reliable, especially on old laptops. HTH |
bachelorno1 (6556) | ||
| 602972 | 2007-10-23 11:18:00 | MythBuntu 7.10 (http://www.mythbuntu.org) is also now available for those interested. I'm downloading now and gonna try it on my media PC which is currently running MediaPortal. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
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