** Summary changed: - unable to install kubuntu 8.04 without acpi=off. Kubuntu 7.10 is working well. My computer is acer 5052. + I DISABLED ACPI AND REMOVED 'QUIET' FROM THE KERNEL LINE. AND USED A USB CONNECTION FROM THE MODEM. I AM GLAD TO REPORT THAT THIS HAS WORKED. IN SHORT MY ETHERNET RTL 8139 WAS NOT BEING RECOGNISED BY HARDY 8.04. NOW I AM GETTING INTERNET WITH KERNEL 2.6.24.21
** Description changed: - I have installed kubuntu 7.10 on my Acer 5052anWxmi with 1.5 gb RAM. I - wanted to install 8.04 in lieu of 7.10. Installation moves forward - after DISABLING ACPI (ACPI=OFF). After installation in this way, you - have to again disable ACPI while booting the kernel 2.6.24.19-generic. - I have tried a dozen times to install 8.04 but without success. + I DISABLED ACPI AND REMOVED 'QUIET' FROM THE KERNEL LINE. AND USED A USB + CONNECTION (INSTEAD OF ETHERNET) FROM THE MODEM. I AM GLAD TO REPORT + THAT THIS HAS WORKED. IN SHORT MY ETHERNET RTL 8139 WAS NOT BEING + RECOGNISED BY HARDY 8.04. NOW I AM GETTING INTERNET WITH KERNEL + 2.6.24.21. -- I DISABLED ACPI AND REMOVED 'QUIET' FROM THE KERNEL LINE. AND USED A USB CONNECTION FROM THE MODEM. I AM GLAD TO REPORT THAT THIS HAS WORKED. IN SHORT MY ETHERNET RTL 8139 WAS NOT BEING RECOGNISED BY HARDY 8.04. NOW I AM GETTING INTERNET WITH KERNEL 2.6.24.21 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257292 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