Did you ever install 9.04 Alpha 5 or 9.04 Alpha 6? These were available in Feb. from Ubuntu on the road to 9.04 RC, etc. I have no problems with the basic 9.04 Alpha 5.... version (do not try to update to current) Javaman
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 5:02 AM, moneta_funzionata <djmonk...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Yes, mine is a PIII. I have been running Xubuntu 8.10 on the machine > with no problems. > > After I was unable to boot from a clean install of 9.04, I did a clean > install of 8.10 and then upgraded to 9.04. The upgrade went fine until > the reboot when the exact same problem occurred (identical to what you > have described). > > Today I was able to boot into the machine by selecting the Linux kernel > 2.6.27-7 at boot. The problem, then, appears to lie with the kernel. > > Interestingly, however, after doing the clean install of 9.04 and > selecting ext4 as the filesystem, I was not even able to perform another > clean install of 9.04. > > So, my workaround for this is currently as follows (worked on my system > with Xubuntu): > > 1. Do a clean install of 8.10. > 2. Upgrade to 9.04 using Synaptic. I did not perform any other updates, > just went straight for the upgrade. > 3. On boot, follow the prompts to hit the escape key and get the boot menu > (my machine gives me two seconds to do this). > 4. Select kernel 2.6.27-7. Machine boots up, System Monitor shows Ubuntu > Release 9.04 (jaunty), Kernel Linux 2.6.27-7-generic, and GNOME 2.26.1. > > -- > install failure with older laptop PII > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353350 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Tried to install 9.04 BETA (newest) on older laptop (that was running > Ubuntu 9.04 prior edition - FINE. > Installation failure messages abnormal exits from modprobe /pcspeaker and > i8204.... > > This newest version will not install..... > tried several times.... > stalls on Ubuntu splash screen with red line under icon... > then after about 10 minutes will give up after hardware drivers ...... [ > ok ] - but the OK never gets printed.. on display. > > Thanks in advance > > older Pent. II > BIOS old phoenix > CTI manuf. (OEM) > Ubuntu 9.04 BETA - END of MARCH 2009 release > > Prior version 9.04 FEB 2009 runs fine. > > > I tried to install and also to run the newest 9.04RC Ubuntu version today. > I can not run it live at all. The last version to install and run was 9.04 > Alpha 5. > The error message is: > * preparing restricted drivers... > * Starting kernal event manager... [ok] > * loading hardware drivers ... > udevdevent2487]: '/lib/udev/pcmcia-socket-startup' > abnormal exit > segmentation fault > (hangs) > --- > The live version gets the ubuntu splash/logon screen and hangs during the > horz. red bar at approx. 10 percent. > same as since 9.04 Beta and on... > Javaman > -- Sent by Greg Giessow Email: g...@giessow.com -- install failure with older laptop PII https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353350 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
