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I forgot a couplesome things:
Boot parameters:
pci=assign-busses

Try booting with knoppix, lspci is your friend, /var/log/dmesg may some
valuable info.

Gustin Johnson wrote:
> Try resetting the bios to its defaults.  If that does not work try
> disabling PnP in the bios.
> 
> Some kernel options that have proved useful to me in the past in similar
> situations:
> noacpi
> pnpbios=off
> acpi=noirq
> pci=bios
> 
> Please look in to what these options do, don't just start plugging them
> in randomly.
> 
> In cases such as these, YMMV
> Cheers,
> 
> Robert Campbell wrote:
>> Hi all.
> 
>> I've been struggling with this problem for a while.  I'm currently
>> running FC4, and want to upgrade to the latest and greatest kubuntu on
>> my Athlon 2500+, 280Gb HDD, Dual screen,  1.25GB RAM box.
> 
>> The problem is every time I try to install, the boot CD just keeps
>> rebooting in the initrd stage.
> 
>> I've tried FC6, and Kubuntu and have the same problems.  I've disabled
>> my second screen, and also tried every kernel option I can think of, but
>> to no avail.
> 
>> I tried the FC4 boot CD again and it had no difficulties, as well as
>> older versions of ubuntu, so there must be something different in the
>> kernel images or something.
> 
>> Does anybody have any ideas?
> 
>> Thanks.
> 
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