Hi, This happens to me when the boot image loaded by the bootloader cannot find the root disk i.e when the root= /dev/xxxx statement is faulty on the "kernel" line in grub
Jan. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Viesturs Lācis <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
