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Gaetan,
You did not address anybody in particular, but since your question
arrived in my mailbox, let me answer.
At some point in time an Ubuntu install failed because Ubuntu uses Grub, and
grub is broken on old hardware. So, I switched to LILO and installed a
different distribution on that
spiroux17,
Can you tell us what type of hardware you are running? Specifically,
CPU/Motherboard if you know it, or look for the BIOS information when
you first turn on the computer.
Thanks.
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Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS.
I'm using Ubuntu Hardy Heron and I have the same message when I try to
boot with the 2.6.24-15 kernel... No problem with the 2.6.24-14 though.
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Could you check if Gutsy or Hardy beta can boot on your system?
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This sounds like the classic BIOS won't let grub boot an image stored
past the 1023rd cylinder (
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/GRUB#Error_18 ). The typical
workaround for this is to create a /boot partition that is 100Mbytes or
so at the very start of the partition. The installer (ubiquity?)
** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Brian Murray = (unassigned)
Status: Needs Info = Unconfirmed
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Thanks for your bug report. Which version of Ubuntu are you using?
What type of machine do you have?
** Changed in: Ubuntu
Sourcepackagename: None = grub
Assignee: (unassigned) = Brian Murray
Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info
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Hmm - I replied to the above letter, but maybe the reply was lost, or
replying is impossible?
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:35:07
Which version of Ubuntu are you using?
What type of machine do you have?
Ubuntu 6.10.
A Pentium II with Award BIOS.
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