<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I am a new ubuntu user and I thought I would take the plunge to switch my desktop to Ubuntu. I have liked the live cds for version 6 and 7.04 on my laptop but now it is time to really install the OS and make it my daily. I have worked with linux only a little for the past 7 years or so, but im still a novice. When I try to install the linux distribution on my desktop I receive the following error. Hopefully it doesn’t word wrap.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [code]<o:p></o:p> BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3.5ubuntu7) Built-in shell (ash)<o:p></o:p> Enter 'Help' for a list of built-in commands<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (initramfs) [ 135.981849] ata3.00: Exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen<o:p></o:p> [135.981911] ata3.00: cmd a0/01:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x5a data in<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [166.437962] ata3.00: Exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen<o:p></o:p> [166.438015] ata3.00: cmd a0/01:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x5a data in<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [196.894084] ata3.00: Exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen<o:p></o:p> [196.894137] ata3.00: cmd a0/01:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x5a data in<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [227.350220] ata3.00: Exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen<o:p></o:p> [227.350274] ata3.00: cmd a0/01:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x5a data in<o:p></o:p> [/code]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If I try to install the os as normal by booting up and selecting the first option, the vga option, or even if I want to check the disc to make sure it is ok option. I have booted many a times fine to ubuntu on my laptop fine but this new setup is giving me errors. If you need more information please let me know what I can provide. <o:p></o:p> The pc is a white box amd athlon 2 ghz, 1.25 gig ram, (3) 200 gig hdds, (1) main 250 gig hdd, I think pioneer dvd burner on a separate raid controller via ata interface. The pc has been working fine with windows 2003 standard server.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thank you for the help. You can be as detailed as you want to be in your reponse but remember to add the newbie notes for me as well. I say this because I help in the OpenOffice tech List serv email and I see it is needed sometimes.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> semaj<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:semaj3000@hotmail.com">semaj3000@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> p.s. how many emails should I expect from this list serv? I’m setting up a filter right now.<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>