Trouble installing ubuntu 8.04 on t30 thinkpad

[NoOp]

On 08/20/2008 11:53 AM, NoOp wrote:
> On 08/20/2008 09:35 AM, jonathon mcdaniels wrote:
>> When I use the alternate cd to install ubuntu on my thinkpad t30 type 
>> 2366, it fails to detect my stock dvd rom  drive and the installation 
>> will not proceed. I have tried to manually detect it, but I can't find 
>> the right file in /dev/. Any help would be appreciated before I try 
>> another distro of linux.
>> 
> 
> Read through this. Then try these options:
> 
> hda=nodma
> noapic
> 
> Try them one at a time in that order.
> 
> 

I guess by now that you noticed I forgot the url, sorry:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions