I would suggest trying to add noapic to your start. I believe you would access the line by hitting F6 before you start trying to run from cd. If that is the case you would just add it to the end of the line that comes up.
Kyle Craig wrote: > Machine Dell optiplex110, 1GHz, 384 Meg memory, recent Ubuntu installed > and working. > Machine is neither on line nor networked. > > downloaded CD checksum OK on both of two different downloads/ CDs. > > When booting from CD: > > all options except boot from first hard disk result in: > > Ubunto logo shows > > load bar shows bright for about 4 pixels > > loading essential drivers.... ok > mounting root file system ... > > Hangs at this point. Nothing happens for more than 30 minutes. > > Same results with two different downloads / CDs. > > Booting from hard disk works OK. > > Any suggestions?? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > From another thread: > > Jeff Epler wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 04:10:18AM -0700, Craig wrote: >> >>> How much memory is required to install form the CD? >>> >> The Ubuntu documentation says that the official CD requires 256MB, but >> some people have had trouble with less than 320MB and our live installer >> CD. >> >> If you're on a lower-memory machine, then you may want to get the >> official "server" installer CD (text-mode, not live installation) and >> add the desktop (e.g., ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, or >> kubuntu-desktop) and emc2 packages after preliminary installation. >> According to Ubuntu, the "server" CD requires 64 megabytes RAM, but I >> doubt the desktops work well (or maybe at all) with that little RAM. >> >> There's also an "alternate desktop CD" (text-mode install but you get >> ubuntu-desktop after the first reboot) but I don't see how much RAM that >> requires. >> >> Download official Ubuntu CDs (make sure you select "Ubuntu 6.06 LTS" to >> run emc2): >> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download >> Release notes including RAM requirements for official Ubuntu 6.06: >> >> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/606#head-e15a51f7ff4cac464dfd54cbed7506ef13814de3 >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
