Hello everyone! I own a Compaq Presario CQ50-215NR and I have the exact same problem! I managed to boot Hardy 32bit [with the extra boot option generic.all_generic_ide=1] and then to get the wireless working(AR5007), I had to install the latest madwifi driver version 0.10.5.6.
With Intrepid x64 [and Hardy x64], I tried all the boot options and different combinations from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions with no success. If only there was a boot option we could disable the ath_pci module from loading while booting from the LiveCD [brokenmodules=ath_pci didn't work]. I should also mention that the BIOS on my machine is extremely restrictive, with the only option I can change being pretty much the boot order, so there is no way for me to disable the wireless card from BIOS. I haven't tried Intrepid 32bit, because the 64bit flavor is the one I really want. With that being said, any help would be highly appreciated. And Teej, you're not alone in this... -- [intrepid] Compaq Presario CQ50 cannot install/boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287244 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
