[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
[SOLVED] this was a partitioning prob that grub didn't like -lesson... don't remove partitions and leave a numerical gap bewtween those remaining. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid ** Converted to question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+question/102206 -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
[SOLVED?] installed Linux Mint 8 which took GRUB to 1.97 (beta4)... don't like Lnx Mint but so what. Then was able to install Karmic (from same CD as b4) without any prob. BUT... Grub was still the Mint version and now not showing either Jaunty or Karmic! Restarted Mint in Safe mode and used Grub Rescue to relocate both successfully. Now booted to 9.10 BUT STILL FOUND SAME KARMIC PROB AS MANY OTHERS HAVE FOUND... LOSS OF USE OF USB WIRELESS MODEM. Plugged in mobile broadband dongle and, although Karmic doesn't seem to like it (7 re-starts b4 it was recognised!) spent hours letting Update Manager do it's stuff. This updated GRUB again allowed me to choose sda0 or sda1 for location. sda0 chosen and now back to a proper Grub boot choice (Karmic / Jaunty / Mint / XP). What a hassle just to work around Karmic install probs!!! Now... anyone got an idea as to how to get USB wireless modem to connect to the network that Jaunty has no problem with -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
btw...anyone checked te forums recently... increasing instances of 9.10 install failing ... yet this bug is still counted as 'new' and 'undecided'. Was 9.10 released too early I wonder? -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
Good to hear you got your live session going, well done. In my case, I have always been able to get the live session running without any problem (apart from the USB wireless dongle being unable to connect to the wireless network in 9.10 (no problem with it in 9.04) and I was able to upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 ok (albeit with the same connection problem). This is definitely an installation bug in my case. The fact that the install never gets as far as the partition manager probably means (I.m guessing here) it is before grub2 is installed and before ext4 file system has come into play. -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
Well this is officially your bug. I was appeared to have a similar bug thats all. I solved mine! I used xforcevesa as a boot option on the 'try ubuntu without changing anything' option worked and loaded into a live session. source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions#Common%20Boot%20Options Look at the boot options... try some... maybe eventually you'll get it working. xforcevesa: Force X to start using VESA driver. Useful for some notebooks with uncommon video interfaces. So i guess my video card, PCI Express 16X nvidia 256 MB Quadro NVS 290 (DVI output only) has an uncommon video interface. -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
Looks like the dark brown ubuntu spotlight is called xplash. So this bug could be retitled 'karmic live cd freezes during xsplash'. -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
I think the following might be worth trying, if only to see if more info is given on going round or breaking out of the loop described below; and for the same reason (the loooping you can get it to do), I'm not sure about renaming bug to 'freezes during xsplash' because: I have found that if I break out of the appaarent freeze or attempt a clean shutdown, the system hasn't totally frozen... but the install can go in a loop of 1/ attempt shutdown or close of install; 2/ busy icon goes back to the xsplash uubuntu spotlight; 3/ busy icon reappears; 4/ install apparently (only the install has stuck, the pooter is still able to deal with interrupts) appears to freeze again with no further HDD activity; 5/ start from [1] again... etc. [SuperEngineer] -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
The freeze happens on the karmic 9.10 amd64 and i386 install CDs... both when you go to install... and when you go into 'try ubuntu without changes'. Boot sequence: 1] Bios 2] Grub 3] glowing ubuntu logo 4] hourglass for a splitsecond 5] dark brown ubuntu spotlight FREEZE. If you remove splash and quiet from you kernel options on boot, it only gives you a debugging info in place of the glowing ubuntu logo, and not in place of the dark brown ubuntu spotlight where it freezes. What i am looking for is debugging info during the dark brown ubuntu spotlight load process. Video card: PCI Express 16X nvidia 256 MB Quadro NVS 290 -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
I have a dell T3400 workstation, the install freezes / hangs in the middle of the 9.10 spotlight splash. 9.04 works fine. 9.10 installed fine on other machines for me. I am not sure how I can get some decent debugging information to post. I have 1 SATA HDD and 1 SATA DVD drive, it freezes when trying to install the amd64 iso from a CD, i don't know about i386, or installing via usb. -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
Sounds like the same problem and yes - debug gathering seems to be an impossibility in this situation. Ideas re helping the bug mentors welcome -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
The CPU of the dellT3400 workstation is an Intel Core 2 Duo E4500... there is no onboard VGA on the motherboard, only a PCI (or PCIe? I'll have to look) video card. I tried doing the install with all the F6 kernel options specified: acpi=off noapic nolapic edd=on nodmraid and it still froze at the same point. I just realized there is a kind of a debugging mode on the install cd. When you select 'install ubuntu' a list of kernel boot options shows up near the bottom of the screen. If you backspace the words 'splash' and the 'quiet' then your install process dumps lots of debugging information during the whole process of loading up. I will try this later and report my findings. -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 478547] Re: ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520
** Package changed: ubuntu = linux (Ubuntu) -- ubuntu 9.10 won't install on dell dimension e520 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
