Dapper install CD won't run on my AMD64 (was: Lots of Dapper Problems)

[Gilles Gravier]

At what point does the install CD stop?

Gilles.

Bill Atkins wrote:
> I ended up just re-installing Ubuntu on my laptop from a Dapper CD.
> This solved all my issues- I'm more interested in having at least one
> working machine than in tracking down problems.
>
> Unfortunately, I still can't get my desktop (the homemade AMD64) to
> boot from the Dapper install CD.  I've tried:
>
>   - the regular desktop CD (i386)
>   - the alternate CD (i386)
>   - the regular desktop CD (AMD64)
>   - using the debian-installer/framebuffer=false kernel option
>   - using the noapic and nolapic kernel options
>   - safe graphics mode
>   - combinations of these
>
> The one approach I haven't tried is the alternate AMD64 install.  I'll
> try that if no one can come up with other suggestions.
>
> Any more ideas on this?  Mario Vukelic's link suggests that this isn't
> a video-related problem.  The consistency checkers all indicate that
> the CD is OK.  I'm not sure what the problem is here.
>
> Bill
>
> On 7/4/06, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic at dantian.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, 2006-07-04 at 11:03 -0400, Bill Atkins wrote:
>> > Thanks.  I moved /etc/fonts out of the way, ...
>>
>> Glad you got one step further
>>
>> > Still, these other issues are baffling.
>>
>> They are, but I'd have it easier if I got an answer to my other
>> question :) Did you follow the instructions in the DapperUpgrade notes,
>> especially regarding making sure that (k,x)ubuntu-desktop is installed
>> before upgrading?
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DapperUpgrades
>>
>> > Is there a better place to
>> > look for support on these kinds of problems?
>>
>> I don't think really
>>
>> >  Is it possible to talk
>> > to Canonical directly, or to talk to the people who make the
>> > installation CD's?
>>
>> There are commercial support options on the Ubuntu homepage somewhere,
>> but I don't think that's what you're asking
>>
>> I guess via bug reports, but before filing one you should make sure you
>> followed the instructions in the upgrade notes
>>
>> > Even though
>> > the machines are very different (one is an IBM ThinkPad, the other a
>> > homebuilt AMD64 machine), they are having frustratingly similar
>> > problems.
>>
>> To me, his might hint to erroneous upgrade procedures
>> (DapperUpgrades? :) or a bug in Dapper you trigger for some reason
>>
>> > I followed the same procedure on both machines: change breezy to
>> > dapper in /etc/apt/sources.lst, sudo apt-get update, then sudo apt-get
>> > dist-upgrade.
>>
>> Just to be sure: installed (k,x)ubuntu-desktop before doing that?
>>
>> As another poster has noted, aptitude might be a better option than
>> apt-get, since it is much better at resolving dependencies.
>>
>> Also, upgrading via System/Administration/Update Manager (as explained
>> in the upgrade notes) seems to be safer. Many people seem to have
>> problems doing it the CLI way. For me it went smooth though, but I
>> upgraded before the Flight CDs came out.
>>
>> I don't know if there is a way to force Update Manager to retry now,
>> after the CLI approach has already failed.
>>
>> > I considered doing a fresh install from a Dapper install CD, but even
>> > this caused problems for me. (...) I have a hunch this is a video 
>> card problem (ATi Radeon
>> > 9250SE), but I don't know what to do about it.
>>
>> I'd think your hunch looked pretty good, had I not googled this:
>> http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/ATI/Radeon9xxx
>>
>> Did you use the Desktop CD or the Alternate Install CD? If not the
>> second, it might be worth a try since it needs no X to install
>>
>>
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>
>

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