RE: azurehi wrote on 2008-04-28: (permalink) Following the suggestion of Jong http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=765195&page=7 I was able to boot from ubuntu 8.04 HH live CD desktop. After selecting language, install, F6 I entered: all_generic_ide floppy=off irqpoll The image booted from cd-rom and the installation proceeded without problem. I am hopeful others will have the same success."
Azurehi, you have saved me. Been struggling to get a linux live cd to work on a new Dell pc all night. Desperately trying to repartition a hard drive with Vista on it. May finally get there! No idea what the code meant (well, rough guess) but it worked! Cheers Jon,. -- initramfs error/problem ubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222176 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