installation-reports

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 6:57 PM, Tim McBeth <tmcbeth at cellutel.ca> wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Boot method: CD
> Image version:
> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloading?release=server-newest&mirror=htt
> p%3A%2F%2Fubuntu-cd.mirror.iweb.ca%2F&arch=i386
> Date: March 16, 2009 08:00
>
> Machine: Dell Inspiron 1525
> Processor: Celeron 550
> Memory: 4 GB
> Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
>
> Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [E] = Error (please elaborate below)
>
> Initial boot:           [X]
> Detect network card:    [ ]
> Configure network:      [ ]
> Detect CD:              [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives:     [ ]
> Partition hard drives:  [ ]
> Install base system:    [ ]
> Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
> User/password setup:    [ ]
> Install tasks:          [ ]
> Install boot loader:    [ ]
> Overall install:        [ ]
>
> Comments/Problems: downloaded disk twice from 2 separate mirrors. Checked
> MD5 sum both times. Checked OK. Unable to provide params that allowed boot.
> Kept getting messgae to use pnpbios=off tired that - no luck. Also giving
> kernel panics and SR0 errors. Nothing failing in hardware - runs other OSes
> fine. Tried to disable all
>
> <Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
>      and ideas you had during the initial install.>
> Initially thought I had CD/DVD problems but tested okay. Tried disabling all
> optional equipment from BIOS - no change. Using Rev 17 BIOS on this machine.
> Have never had a kernel I could NOT boot before - seems almost engineered...
>
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Could not find any similar references for bug+Dell Inspiron 1525+Ubuntu

Have you successfully run memtest?

What about trying 8.04 or the desktop version and check if the problem persists?

L.

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