[ubuntu-uk] Live CD - Vista

[Rob Beard]

Greg Herdman wrote:
> 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
>   
Hi Greg,

It sounds like the hardware in this laptop is not supported by Ubuntu 
8.04, it may well have a newer unsupported chipset.  Could you try 
downloading Ubuntu 9.04 and giving that a try?

Otherwise you may find that the latest point release which is 8.04.3 
which includes updated packages and I'd have thought updated modules to 
support newer hardware.

You can download it from here: 
http://ubuntu.virginmedia.com/releases/hardy/ubuntu-8.04.3-desktop-i386.iso

Hope this helps.

Rob