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

[John Mok]

Hi,

 > No, 8.04 is no longer in beta. I'm saying that during beta there were a
 > few issues reading CD-ROM devices and using the "all_generic_ide" boot
 > option seemed to have helped. Give it a try.

I tried to add "all_generic_ide" to the boot options, and it helped a 
little bit. The installation process proceeded a few packages more 
before the CD-ROM reading error happened again. I believe that the 
problem is a compatibility issue of the installation program / kernel 
with the ServerWorks chipset, because I replaced a brand-new DVD drive 
and the installation media 8.04 LTS had been used for multiple server 
installation on other machines without any problem.

Can anyone advise how to fix the installation problem? Or I have to wait 
for later releases, e.g. 8.04.1 LTS, hoping that the coming release fix 
the problem.

Thanks a lot.

John Mok


NoOp wrote:
> On 06/06/2008 08:11 PM, John Mok wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am new to Ubuntu that I started to use Ubuntu since 6.02.2 LTS server 
>> edition. The version I had problems with was 8.04 LTS server edition. 
>> Are you saying that 8.04 LTS is in beta quality, not suitable for 
>> production use?
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> John Mok
>>
>>  > 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
>>
> 
> No, 8.04 is no longer in beta. I'm saying that during beta there were a
> few issues reading CD-ROM devices and using the "all_generic_ide" boot
> option seemed to have helped. Give it a try.
> 
> 
> 
>