[ubuntu-mythtv] Mythbuntu 12.04 install hangs at "stopping kernel save messages"

[Dave Thacker]

On Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:51:24 PM Owen Stickley wrote:
> Before you do anything else, run the built-in memtest+ from the Ubuntu boot
> CD to verify that your memory and CPU are not having issues and rule out
> those as a source of this problem. My experience with Linux boot issues is
> usually down to faulty memory.
> 

Thanks for the suggestion Owen, it's usually a good one.   I put new memory in 
this PC, so I ran memtest clean for 24 hours before I started the install 
process. 

Dave


> On 7 June 2012 14:45, Dave Thacker <dthacker-list at bluestrain.net> wrote:
> > On Friday, June 01, 2012 08:10:38 AM GEORGE GATEWOOD wrote:
> > > I am going to take a wild guess here. I wonder if this is intel
> > > graphics related.
> > > 
> > > You didn't mention if the cd ran fine in live mode or if you had
> > > successfully installed other versions of Ubuntu with this hardware
> > 
> > I'll just gather all the replies here......
> > 
> > I changed the default video card to "AGP" in the BIOS and slipped in an
> > Nvidia
> > card.   I get just a bit farther in the boot process.    I now see:
> > disabling saned;  editing /etc/saned
> > ...a few network services start ....
> > Checking Battery state                         [OK]
> > and then it hangs up.
> > 
> > It hangs the same place on a xubuntu install CD  (12.04, i386)
> > 
> > The tab and enter keyboard suggestion does not work.
> > 
> > I cannot locate a "safe video" mode in the kernel options.
> > 
> > I did try a boot option for "Some Dells" that set aicp7xxx to "no_probe"
> > but
> > that did not help.
> > 
> > Hoping someone else has seen this.  Thanks in advance
> > 
> > DT
> > 
> > > ________________________________
> > > 
> > >  From: Dave Thacker <dthacker-list at bluestrain.net>
> > > 
> > > To: ubuntu-mythtv at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 8:48 AM
> > > Subject: [ubuntu-mythtv] Mythbuntu 12.04 install hangs at "stopping
> > 
> > kernel
> > 
> > > save messages"
> > > 
> > > Hardware:  Dell Optiplex 260,  Hauppauge PVR 250, using onboard video
> > > for monitor during install
> > > 
> > > Media:  Mythbuntu 12.04, i386, md5sum confirmed
> > > 
> > > When I attempted to boot from CD for install, the install process hung.
> >  
> >  I
> >  
> > > repeated the boot while watching the console messages.   The install
> > 
> > stops
> > 
> > > after a message that says "Stopping kernel save messages   [OK]". How
> > 
> > can I
> > 
> > > proceed past this point?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > Dave
> > 
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