Ubuntu 8.04 LTS installation on ServerWorks failed to read CD-ROM

[NoOp]

On 06/03/2008 11:34 PM, John Mok wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to install 8.04 LTS server on Tyan S2518 motherboard :-
> 
> - ServerWorks ServerSet III LE chipset
> - Dual PIII CPU 1.26 GHz
> - 3 GB RAM
> - IDE CD-ROM
> 
> The installation  continued without problems, until the steps of reading 
> installer components from CD-ROM. The installation stopped and  prompted 
> an error of "failing to read from CD-ROM....". I tried the options to 
> disable ACPI and the problem remained the same.
> 
> The installation process of 6.02.2 LTS server on the same server 
> completed without any problem. Can anyone advise what went wrong and how 
> I can install 8.04 LTS server successfully?
> 
> Thank you,   John Mok
> 
> 

Perhaps it is this:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/Beta
[see the section Caveats]
<quote>
#

The kernel in this beta is unable to access CD-ROM devices in some
configurations, which may prevent users who were previously able to
install Ubuntu from installing this beta from CD media. As a workaround,
users can boot the installer with the additional "all_generic_ide" boot
option or switch the device from Master to Slave with jumpers. [WWW]
https://launchpad.net/bugs/181561
</quote>