Error Installing Ubuntu : Segmentation Fault

[NoOp]

On 06/30/2009 08:57 PM, Majdouline R. Touil 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.

Similar issues here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/353350
[install failure with older laptop PII]

Looks to be a kernel issue. You might try installing 8.04 (Hardy LTS) to
see if that works.

BTW: how much RAM do you have in that machine?