Hello! I have Intel D510MO motherboard for a PC, where I would like to run EMC2. Yesterday I downloaded Ubuntu 8.04 + EMC2 live CD image, i created a USB startup disk from that image with a built-in startup disk creator on my notebook, which is running Lucid. I have another 4 GB USB flash drive to be used as SSD drive, where I would like to install the Ubuntu + EMC.
The problem is that beforementioned motherboard won't boot from that USB startup disk - "boot error" is displayed. Actually my notebook also won't boot from that startup disk - it asks it me to choose language, then shows the screen with Ubuntu logo and the orange stuff running from one side to another and then it shows following: udevd-event[1539]: run_program: '/sbin/modprobe' abnormal exit BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. (initramfs) After waiting for several minutes some other lines start to appear, but i was not able to write them down. I had created a Lucid startup disk on the same USB flash drive in Karmic Kubuntu and that is how i installed Lucid no my notebook, so I do not understand, what is the problem. Then I tried to install pure Hardy from USB DVD drive, and here the same screen is shown again. I managed to boot from the USB DVD drive on another PC and installed the Hardy on the USB flash drive, inserted it in the usb port on that Intel board and then it won't boot properly - it starts loading and when that progress bar starts filling up, it hangs in the middle of the third small block. I can press ctrl+alt+del which cause the progress bar to fill up and then display a screen, which says that X window manager could not be started. If I do not press ctrl+alt+del, I have to wait for several minutes, and when it decides to continue, loading quickly completes, I am asked for username and password and then it freezes on that grey screen forever (the same color that is in background, when username and password is asked). Mouse pointer is displayed and nothing more. If i press ctrl+alt+del now, after some waiting i am presented with that "shut down" screen - with option to shut down, restart, switch user, lock screen and log out. If I press "cancel", i am taken back to grey screen and mouse pointer. Unfortunately I cannot test the it in the PC, where i installed it to the USB flash drive, because that PC cannot boot from removable device - no such option in the BIOS. I would appreciate anyone, who has EMC2 running from some removable media, share their experience on how to do that. I searched the web and i found something like - install as usual, afterwards do this and that to configure Ubuntu to avoid unnecessary writes to the drive. It seems to me, that installing as usual does not work. Any suggestions? with best regards, Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
