Cannot boot from CD

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: CD with burned ISO image
Image version:
ftp://ftp.tudelft.nl/pub/Linux/releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/hardy/kubuntu-8.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso,
later also tried
ftp://ftp.tudelft.nl/pub/Linux/releases.ubuntu.com/8.04.1/ubuntu-8.04.1-desktop-i386.iso
Date: 30 July 2008

Machine: Compaq Presario A970ed
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750
Memory: 3GB DDR2
Partitions: One NTFS partition with Vista, one NTFS partition with Compaq
recovery stuff
Further specs: http://www.mycom.nl/Products/View/Compaq Presario A970ed
T5750/192145.aspx#Specs

Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot: [ ]
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: I want to try whether my hardware (bought a few days
ago) is supported by booting from CD. When loading the kernel, the process
hangs at 87%.

As the T5750 is a 64-bit processor, I tried the amd64 version of Kubuntu.
The i386 version of Ubuntu (K not forgotten) has the same problem,
however. I tried several options that were mentioned under the help:
noapic, nolapic, vga=771, generic.all_generic_ide=1, mem=512m. It hangs at
87% when I try to load linux from CD, but also when I select "Check CD for
Defects". "Test Memory" hangs silently (no percentage seen). Checksums for
the ISO images are fine. Do not know how to calculate checksum of a CD,
but two separate CDs have the same problems so I do not expect problems
there.

Do I have to wait a few releases till the hardware is supported?

Any help is appreciated.

Regards,
Wim


--
ubuntu-users mailing list
ubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cannot boot from CD
    ... Boot method: CD with burned ISO image ... One NTFS partition with Vista, ... Install base system: ...
    (Ubuntu)
  • Re: Cannot boot from CD
    ... Boot method: CD with burned ISO image Image version: ... One NTFS partition with Vista, ... Install base system: ...
    (Ubuntu)
  • Re: Redhat 8.0 on DVD
    ... create directory for contents of your DVD ... anaconda etc...seems thats not my problem, prob is the install files finding ... For> 8.0, though, it seems that you have to buy RedHat 8.0 Professional to> get the DVD, and RedHat is not presently offering an ISO image of the> DVD for download. ... I've done this,> written it to a DVD+RW disc, had it pass its Media check, and> successfully installed from it. ...
    (alt.os.linux.redhat)
  • Re: Windows XP Install - i386asms problem?
    ... Nero verified the created CD against the ISO image made by ... it does not understand xcopy so I ... With a known good CD (installs had been done with it) the install ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: How to save updates
    ... My OS and programs are on hard drive partition C: ... my program updates from the internet. ... install them in ten minutes, ... provided each month (as well as the ISO image for Windows XP SP3.) ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)