Error Installing Ubuntu : Segmentation Fault

[Brian McKee]

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Majdouline R.
Touil<majdoulinerimtouil at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 5000e. I checked to make
> sure that the installation cd was not corrupted and made sure that my laptop
> met all the minimum requirements needed for install.
> The error message is:
>
>> * preparing restricted drivers...  [ok]
>> * Starting kernal event manager... [ok]
>> * loading hardware drivers ...
>> udevd-event[2666]: '/lib/udev/pcmcia-socket-startup'  abnormal exit
>> Segmentation fault
>
> What does this error message mean and how do I go about fixing it.

Segmentation fault is a C program's way of saying 'I dunno what the
heck to do - I'm quitting now!'

Since it appears to be related to detecting the hardware around your
pcmcia slot, take a look on the first screen of the installation cd -
(not in front of me currently)  - there will be a way to boot without
checking for pcmcia hardware - likely labelled 'nopcmcia' - Look at
the various F key options.

Note that just because it happens on the install CD doesn't
necessarily mean it won't work after installation.  If it does, the
same nopcmcia option will still work, but disable the pcmcia slot.

HTH
Brian