Hi. Total newbie but willing to help. I'm getting the same issue, i.e. using a 12.4 live CD but getting the message:
"This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: pae. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for you CPU. Using a Dell Latitude D600. If log files would help, just let me know what you want and how to retrieve the data. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930447 Title: Unable to start Ubuntu 12.04 live CD with syslinux loader on Pentium M x86 Laptop due to bug in PAE kernel, initramfs or syslinux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/930447/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs