[ubuntu-us-nm] Mysterious install error - Ubuntu 10.10
Researcher Taylor
research at lawlearners.org
Wed Dec 15 02:09:09 GMT 2010
Maybe I didn't make myself clear... I see this after the install on
three different machines, 2 desktop and one laptop. You can't do what
you're asking with a laptop.
It looks to me like the installer is ejecting the CD prematurely and it
does not allow the machine to get back to the POST messages.
David Einerson wrote:
> Hmmm, I haven't seen this error, but...
> Check the BIOS settings for one of the machines. Could it be that the
> CD-ROM drive is set in the BIOS incorrectly, or is it set to SATA
> rather than PATA, or IDE? Is it on the same cable as your HDD? Try
> putting the CDROM drive on its own cable, its own channel and set as
> master using the jumpers on the cd-rom drive. Also, try setting the
> BIOS to read it as IDE rather than SATA or PATA.
>
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