I just had this same issue today :-( I downloaded the 64 bit version of ubuntu 9.04 and tried loading live CD and full install on a machine with an AMD Athlon 64. Both brought me to this screen.
Thought you might like to know. I just grabbed my old 8.10 install disk - 32 bit :-( - and it works like a charm. -- Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149639 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