booting Ubuntu 7.04 liveCD on a Thinkpad T61

[Luis Mondesi]

On Jan 15, 2008 3:51 PM, Jimmy Wu <jimmywu013+ubuntu-lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When I try to boot from the CD, everything seems fine, but I don't get
> a graphical desktop.  Instead, shortly after the splash screen, I get
> a black screen that says...
> ----------------------
>
> BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-3ubuntu3) Built-in shell (ash)
> Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
>
> /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
> (initramfs) [blinking cursor prompt]
>
> -----------------------
> Is there some sort of boot option that I should pass to the CD to make
> this work?
>
> Note: I am not trying to install ubuntu on this computer.  All I want
> to do is use the liveCD (the partition editor GParted, to be exact).
> And the reason I am using this CD is because I do not want to burn
> another one.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>

either you don't have enough ram (256mb or so) or your CD is bad. take your
pick.

i installed ubuntu 7.10 on that very same laptop today. it worked just fine.
granted, I had to start in "safe graphics mode" but it worked. and after it
was installed, it worked fine with the right video driver.

regards,

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Luis Mondesi
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