cannot boot into kubuntu installer

[Colin Pinkney]

On Friday 18 May 2007 19:48, manchicken wrote:
> On Friday 18 May 2007 13:18:36 Improfane wrote:
> > Upon booting from my Kudbuntu CD, I get a menu to boot or install into
> > kubuntu and a "safe graphical mode kubuntu". If either of these are
> > clicked, it loads for a while and puts me onto a console. I have tried
> > CTRL+ALT+F7 but it is blank.
>
> Can you tell me what graphics card you've got?  I've noticed this same
> problem with my dad's older machine as well.  I found that running 6.06 LTS
> worked fine, but for some reason edgy and feisty wouldn't.

If you are getting a busybox/initrd type prompt, it could be the ATA bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/96104
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/90715
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/96826

I will have to skip Feisty if they do not release an update as Edgy currently 
works fine on my PC. It is a real shame that so many people are affected by a 
showstopper like this but there hasn't be a 7.04.1 release or anything yet. 
Does anyone know if one is planned?

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Colin Pinkney
http://www.cpinkney.org.uk