[ubuntu-uk] Live CD - Vista

[Greg Herdman]

Hi Everyone,
Have just initialised our new batch of Toshiba laptops for our village 
IT Group. These come with Microsoft Vista 'preinstalled' which has now 
been completed. When I tried to use our Ubuntu 8.04 disc in Live User 
mode, the laptop seemed to launch Ubuntu in the usual way, but part way 
through the routine - when the usual migrating orange bar was showing - 
it stopped with the following error messages on a black screen:

udevd-event[1543]: run_program: '/sbin/modprobe' abnormal exit.
Busybox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5 ubuntua12) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for list of built-in commands.
(initramfs)

I've used the same Ubuntu installation disc (from Thomas & Sicam's book) 
on my Windows XP machine without problems, so what's going on?

The new laptops are Toshiba Sarellite Pro L300-26R

Thanks in anticipation.

Greg