[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-11-07 Thread Saïvann Carignan
tikky : Thank you very much for keeping your bug report up to date. Since you can't reproduce the issue anymore, Ì set status to Invalid, however if you can reproduce it again in the future, please set back the status to "New". I really don't know where was the issue and have no clue since I never

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-11-06 Thread tikky
Hello, I've downloaded Ubuntu 8.10 (final release) and I managed to start my Dell from live-cd. So problem seems to be resolved in final release. By the way, if anybody now what was the problem? -- Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275742 You r

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-11-01 Thread quixote
8.10 LiveCD as released on Oct 30th would not load on my Sharp MP30 laptop. It also quit the boot process with an initramfs prompt. (Apologies if this is not the right place to file this. It's the only related-seeming issue I found.) I have ATI Radeon 7500 graphics, so I always (since Feisty w

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-10-02 Thread Allan Crossman
I have a similar problem on a Dell Inspiron 530 (Core 2 Duo processor, 1 CD/DVD drive, 500 GB HD, 4 MB RAM). I got a slightly more involved error message though, which I have attached. I also had problems booting 8.04 on that machine, though adding the parameter "all_generic_ide" seemed to solve t

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-10-01 Thread Saïvann Carignan
Can you try mkdir -p /mnt/USB then? Yes, persistent mode exist, if you want more information, don't hesitate to email me directly. -- Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-10-01 Thread tikky
Hello, I've tried to make your tests from live-cd however I can't. I am getting an error whe typing: mkdir /mnt/USB Ther error is: No such file or directory (but my USB FAT32 pendrive it was connected) PS. I know that I can save files on my pendrive but whats about additional software. For exam

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-30 Thread tikky
Yes, I can confirm that from LiveUSB I can access old the data from my harddisk. I did not try the CD but I will. Also I remember about other test mentioned above. -- Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275742 You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread Saïvann Carignan
Thanks for your testing! Now that you can boot your computer, it would be interesting to know if ubuntu is able to read your CDs and/or your hard drive. Can you try to read files in your hard drive partitions and in a CD that contains data and give us which worked and which didn't work? Also if yo

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread tikky
I've managed to make LiveUSB (I did not realize that it will take 3 hours to make liveusb version). So, now I can run my Dell from USB drive without any problems, it is fast - just 35 second to load system from USB. I am really surprised. Do you suspect why computer is not starting from cd? By

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread tikky
I've managed to make LiveUSB (I did not realize that it will take 3 hours to make liveusb version). So, now I can run my Dell from USB drive without any problems, it is fast - just 35 second to load system from USB. I am really surprised. Do you suspect why computer is not starting from cd? By

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread Saïvann Carignan
** Tags removed: likely-dup -- Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275742 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://

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread Saïvann Carignan
In my last comment : note that /dev/sb1 might be /dev/sda1 or /dev/sdc1 on your computer, if one fail, try the other. Also if umount /dev/sdb1 does not work, use umount /mnt/USB -- Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275742 You received this bug no

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread Saïvann Carignan
Thanks for your bug report! In addition to what you already tried, I would be interesting to know if ubuntu LiveCD can start if you use a different device than your current CD drive to start the Live environment. I know two ways to do this, in case you want to try the adventure : 1. External USB C

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread Chris Coulson
** Tags added: likely-dup -- Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275742 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://li

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-09-29 Thread tikky
** Attachment added: "errors.zip" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18028635/errors.zip -- Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub