did you try nomodeset?
2015-01-22 12:42 GMT-02:00 John Hupp <lubuntu at prpcompany.com>:
> On 1/22/2015 8:29 AM, Linda wrote:
>
>> On 01/21/2015 03:06 PM, John Hupp wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/21/2015 3:45 PM, Linda wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 01/21/2015 12:53 PM, John Hupp wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/21/2015 1:25 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Den 2015-01-21 19:16, Linda skrev:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am trying to boot an old HP Pavillion a1230 n with an AMD Alhlon 64
>>>>>>> processor and 2 GB RAM from a live usb with a view to intstalling
>>>>>>> lubuntu on the machine
>>>>>>> When I boot it hangs on the splash screen. I tried booting with quiet
>>>>>>> splash removed and I have a infinite loop of the following error
>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ata1.00 status: {DRDY}
>>>>>>> ata1.00 hard resetting link
>>>>>>> configured for UDMA/33
>>>>>>> Device reported invalid CHS sector 0
>>>>>>> EH complete
>>>>>>> lost interrupt
>>>>>>> exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
>>>>>>> failed command READ DMA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There were a few other lines but these seems to give the gist of
>>>>>>> what is
>>>>>>> going on. Any ideas on how I can get this to work.
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Linda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Linda,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Did you check with md5sum that the download was good?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Please tell us which tool you used to make the USB boot drive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Did you try if another computer can boot from the USB boot drive?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Nio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'm grasping at straws a bit for the meaning of the errors, but I
>>>>> wonder if the live usb is tripping over a problem with the hard drive. I
>>>>> would try temporarily disconnecting the hard drive or setting the hard
>>>>> drive to None in the BIOS setup.
>>>>>
>>>>> You could also try booting any other bootable CD that you have, just
>>>>> for comparison.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I boot from usb with hard drive connected i get the screen
>>>> asking me what language and the menu asking if you want to try, memory test
>>>> etc
>>>> When I disconnect the hard drive I get a blinking cursorer
>>>> Linda
>>>>
>>>
>>> What happens before the blinking cursor -- HP splash screen, Lubuntu
>>> startup messages of any sort, other .....?
>>>
>>>
>>> I get the HP Splash screen and boot menu that allows you to choose the
>> usb drive and than a blinking cursor nothing else.
>> Linda
>>
>
> So with the hard drive disconnected the live usb's boot manager doesn't
> load successfully, but the boot manager does load successfully and reliably
> with the hard drive connected.
>
> If that's the case, then I would repeat Nio's advice to find out if the
> live usb reliably boots some other computer. If no, then his other advice
> also applies. If yes, then it seems like there is a BIOS setting/problem
> on the old HP.
>
>
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