On Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:51:24 PM Owen Stickley wrote: > Before you do anything else, run the built-in memtest+ from the Ubuntu boot > CD to verify that your memory and CPU are not having issues and rule out > those as a source of this problem. My experience with Linux boot issues is > usually down to faulty memory. >
Thanks for the suggestion Owen, it's usually a good one. I put new memory in this PC, so I ran memtest clean for 24 hours before I started the install process. Dave > On 7 June 2012 14:45, Dave Thacker <dthacker-l...@bluestrain.net> wrote: > > On Friday, June 01, 2012 08:10:38 AM GEORGE GATEWOOD wrote: > > > I am going to take a wild guess here. I wonder if this is intel > > > graphics related. > > > > > > You didn't mention if the cd ran fine in live mode or if you had > > > successfully installed other versions of Ubuntu with this hardware > > > > I'll just gather all the replies here...... > > > > I changed the default video card to "AGP" in the BIOS and slipped in an > > Nvidia > > card. I get just a bit farther in the boot process. I now see: > > disabling saned; editing /etc/saned > > ...a few network services start .... > > Checking Battery state [OK] > > and then it hangs up. > > > > It hangs the same place on a xubuntu install CD (12.04, i386) > > > > The tab and enter keyboard suggestion does not work. > > > > I cannot locate a "safe video" mode in the kernel options. > > > > I did try a boot option for "Some Dells" that set aicp7xxx to "no_probe" > > but > > that did not help. > > > > Hoping someone else has seen this. Thanks in advance > > > > DT > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Dave Thacker <dthacker-l...@bluestrain.net> > > > > > > To: ubuntu-mythtv@lists.ubuntu.com > > > Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 8:48 AM > > > Subject: [ubuntu-mythtv] Mythbuntu 12.04 install hangs at "stopping > > > > kernel > > > > > save messages" > > > > > > Hardware: Dell Optiplex 260, Hauppauge PVR 250, using onboard video > > > for monitor during install > > > > > > Media: Mythbuntu 12.04, i386, md5sum confirmed > > > > > > When I attempted to boot from CD for install, the install process hung. > > > > I > > > > > repeated the boot while watching the console messages. The install > > > > stops > > > > > after a message that says "Stopping kernel save messages [OK]". How > > > > can I > > > > > proceed past this point? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > Dave > > > > -- > > Dave Thacker > > Sysadmin, Postmaster, DBA, odd jobs > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-mythtv mailing list > > Ubuntu-mythtv@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mythtv -- Dave Thacker Sysadmin, Postmaster, DBA, odd jobs -- Ubuntu-mythtv mailing list Ubuntu-mythtv@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mythtv
