It sounds like you might need to change the boot sequence via the bios OR changing where grub is installed to (if thats possible with the live cd installer). It should also be noted that 192mb of ram are required to use the LiveCD installer.
<br><br>- Cody<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/17/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Don and/or Mila Trombley</b> <<a href="mailto:donmila@shaw.ca">donmila@shaw.ca</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Bill Davidson wrote:<br>> Don and/or Mila Trombley wrote:<br>><br>>> Bill Davidson wrote:<br>>><br>>>> Don and/or Mila Trombley wrote:<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>>> In trying to load Xubuntu prior to Installation onto the desktop for my
<br>>>>> Pentium II 333 mhz machine, the first thing I noticed is: "Unable to<br>>>>> load RSDP".... What is RSDP, its function, and where is it located?<br>>>>><br>>>>>
<br>>>> It stands for Root System Description Pointer. It has to do with ACPI.<br>>>> Your system probably doesn't support acpi.<br>>>><br>>>> Try typing "acpi=off" or "Boot: acpi=off" when you boot up (without the
<br>>>> quotes). Hopefully that solves your problem. If not, keep trying. We'll<br>>>> get this thing figured out.<br>>>><br>>>> One other thing. If you're not getting enough replies on this list, you
<br>>>> might want to try the ubuntu-users list. Here's the page where you can<br>>>> sign up:<br>>>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
</a><br>>>><br>>>> HTH,<br>>>> Bill<br>>>><br>>> On loading Ubuntu.....Ok, booting the kernel. then comes<br>>> [17179569.184000] ACPI: unable to locate RSDP. . . . then a whole
<br>>> list of "Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical blocks w/ their<br>>> individual locatiion no.'s When do I type in the command: ACPI=OFF?<br>>> Don.<br>>><br>><br>> When you see the first splash screen with the different boot options
<br>> options like install, check the CD, memtest. You should be able to type<br>> in commands right there.<br>><br>><br>After three attempts in trying to load the Xubuntu onto the Hard drive,<br>and, each time failing, in trial, take out the cd from the drive, and
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