Problems Installing Ubuntu and Its Derivatives

[Daryl Styrk]

On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 12:17:01PM +0100, Graham Todd wrote:
> I have been trying to install Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Xbuntu, and one or two
> unofficial distros based on Ubuntu such as OpenGEU and gOS on my
> laptop.  The versions that I'm trying to install in the official
> versions are 8.10 and 9.04, and I've got the Shipit cds as well as
> self-burn ones and the 'alternative' cds.  I'm getting an error message
> will *every* cd from the official versions, and the 'alternative' cds
> too, as follows:
> 
> [0.132001] ..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
> [0.142001] Kernel panic - not syncing:IO:APIC & timer doesn't work! 
> Boot with apic debug and send a report. Then try booting with the
> 'noapic' option
> 
> The strange thing is that Debian Lenny recognises the problem but
> carries on and installs (at least the live version), and gOS installs
> easily (despite it being a derivative of Ubuntu).
> 
> Can anyone tell me what's going on here?  Is it my machine that's faulty
> or have I found a bug in Ubuntu?
> 
> My laptop is a Hi-Grade Model 332.
> --
> Graham Todd
> 

Can you get knoppix up?  See debootstrab installs.
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Daryl Styrk
Naples FL, USA