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I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop for a number of years now.
When I installed it, I had to pass the kernel option acpi=off in order
to get it to boot correctly, both from the live CD and after
installation. Otherwise, it has worked well (obviously, without ACPI
features being present).
I am now trying to install my OS from scratch, and am attempting to do
so with 14.04. However, I have been completely unable to get the system
to boot into the installer without freezing or rebooting. I have tried
the kernel options nolapic, noapic, acpi=off, acpi=ht, and irqpoll, in a
large number of combination, and both with a BIOS and UEFI boot. I also
flashed my BIOS to the latest firmware, which seems to have made the
boot process last a bit longer before freeze/reboot, but given that I
never timed it, that's a very non-scientific assessment.
I've tried booting with Debian, Fedora, and ArchLinux disks as well, all
to no avail, so I do not believe this is an Ubuntu-specific issue. It
seems that there's been some kernel level change since 12.04 causing
issues. I'm hoping that there's some workaround or kernel boot option to
be passed in.
I'm not certain what the most useful information to provide is. Since
I'm currently running from Ubuntu 12.04, I can run any command that OS
supports to provide you with more system information. In case it's
useful, I've attached the output of dmidecode.
My motherboard is an MSI H77MA-G43.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: bot-comment
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Unable to boot from installation media
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1424526
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