Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Install Problems

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Aron Schatz

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Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Install Problems

Sun May 20, 2007 8:02:10 PM #38210 Perm Link

If anyone is having issues with installing Ubuntu or Kubuntu (or even Xubuntu) due to ata errors, you are not alone. It seems that Kernel 2.6.20 introduced some things that are causing many problems for many people. Two of my systems have installation and bootup problems relating to disks not being found sometimes. This does not happen with previous versions.

I'm shocked that Canonical is not providing an immediate update to their releases due to this (I believe) major problem.

The problem manifests itself by dropping to the Busybox prompt saying it can't access the tty.

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technoflutemom Joined: May 17, 2007 Status: Offline Posts: 88 Rep:

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Mon May 21, 2007 4:05:18 AM #38217 Perm Link

Important information. I have Ubuntu on a desktop and Xubuntu on an old laptop. I've heard this wasn't a *ubuntu-specific problem, it was a problem with the Linux kernel -- there is a 15gb per partion limitation on PATA driver in that kernel.

Edited at Mon May 21, 2007 12:16:40 PM

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Mon May 21, 2007 2:38:21 PM #38257 Perm Link

Painful either way. I had the option to put someone on Ubuntu or Vista. Because of some of what he does for fun (and because I didn't want to have to come over every week just WINE something in) I went with Vista. He can't play music directly from the CD, but at least he has access to the hard drive. Aron, do you know if they went with a patch kernel/alt tree or something to that nature? Linus Linux is rarely screwed up in this way.

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