Public bug reported: Ububtu 12.04 i386 Beta-1 will not run on IBM Thinkpad T42.
I downloaded ubuntu-12.04-beta1-desktop-i386.iso today (Mar 3, 2012) for the purpose of testing the beta-1 release on my IBM Thinkpad T42 Laptop computer. I then used k3b to burn a CD-ROM. I then resterted the computer with the intent of running the CD-ROM in 'LIVE' mode. Much to my amazement, I received an error report from the disk reporting that the kernel demands features not present in the cpu of the laptop! Note that I got the same reaction from a CD-ROM burned from kubuntu-12.04-beta1-desktop-i386! What happened to the reputation that Ubuntu will run very nicely on older computers? Note that I am currently running Ubuntu 11.04 which will loose its support in the fall of 2012 (18 months from release) ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945865 Title: Ububtu 12.04 i386 Beta-1 will not run on IBM Thinkpad T42 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/945865/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs