Here is a thought you install Lubuntu desktop i386 from live CD or USB then install ubuntu-desktop .. You will get the non-pae and then get the Ubuntu Desktop your family uses. nm_geo Greg
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:37 PM, BubbaJ <930...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > While it is interesting that there is a method to install a non-pae > Precise distro (aka Lubuntu and Xubuntu), this bug was filed to report > the fact that it is not possible to install "Ubuntu 12.04". I am > personally not interested in installing other Precise variants as it > would mean that my family, who currently use "Ubuntu 11.10", would have > to learn to use a different desktop UI and base applications. I do not > view installing other Ubuntu variants as a viable resolution to this > bug. We should probably be consistent to communicate only alternatives > that are related to "Ubuntu" specifically. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930447 > > Title: > Unable to Install Ubuntu 12.04 on Pentium M x86 Laptop due to PAE > kernel > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > Won't Fix > > Bug description: > I recently downloaded and built a live usb of the latest 12.04 daily > build iso for i386 hardware using the following link address: > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/precise-desktop-i386.iso. > I was not able to boot from the live usb due to the incompatibility of > the linux kernel on the 12.04 iso and my Pentium M laptop hardware. > > The error message I received is as follows: "This kernel requires the > following features not present on the CPU: pae. Unable to boot - > please use a kernel appropriate for you CPU." I expected that I would > be able to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop that has > a Pentium M processor, 1700Mhz processor. The root cause of the issue > appears to be that the default kernel bundled in the current daily > build i386 iso is the generic-pae kernel. It's my understanding that > the generic-pae kernel cannot be installed on cpu hardware that does > not support pae. > > I have been using Ubuntu since 10.10. I have been able to install 10.10, > 11.04, and 11.10 on my Thinkpad without issue. My understanding of the > December Tech Board kernel meeting is that the non-pae kernel will be > supported until 12.10. If that's the case, there should be a version of the > Ubuntu 12.04 iso available for download that can be loaded on non-pae > hardware. > --- > AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 > Architecture: i386 > AudioDevicesInUse: > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/controlC0: debbie 9252 F.... pulseaudio > Card0.Amixer.info: > Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 11' > Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B' > Components : 'AC97a:41445374' > Controls : 26 > Simple ctrls : 18 > Card29.Amixer.info: > Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, > fw 1RHT71WW-3.04' > Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 1RHT71WW-3.04' > Components : '' > Controls : 2 > Simple ctrls : 1 > Card29.Amixer.values: > Simple mixer control 'Console',0 > Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum > Playback channels: Mono > Limits: Playback 0 - 14 > Mono: Playback 3 [21%] [on] > CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 > --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: > /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) > MachineType: IBM 2373PPU > Package: linux (not installed) > PccardctlIdent: > Socket 0: > no product info available > Socket 1: > no product info available > PccardctlStatus: > Socket 0: > no card > Socket 1: > no card > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic > root=UUID=8e82110c-928a-47f7-ba15-e767a29d933e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13 > Tags: oneiric running-unity > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic i686 > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-01-24 (18 days ago) > UserGroups: > > dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2007 > dmi.bios.vendor: IBM > dmi.bios.version: 1RETDRWW (3.23 ) > dmi.board.name: 2373PPU > dmi.board.vendor: IBM > dmi.board.version: Not Available > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM > dmi.chassis.version: Not Available > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1RETDRWW(3.23):bd06/18/2007:svnIBM:pn2373PPU:pvrThinkPadT42:rvnIBM:rn2373PPU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: > dmi.product.name: 2373PPU > dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T42 > dmi.sys.vendor: IBM > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/930447/+subscriptions > -- 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 Install Ubuntu 12.04 on Pentium M x86 Laptop due to PAE kernel 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
