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Install CD hangs after 'Ok, booting the kernel.'

Asked by ryanmbruce

This is taken almost verbatim from the following thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=154182

I too am having trouble booting with any kind of live/install cd. I tried the following cds:

Dapper Install
Breezy Install
Breezy Live
Hoary Install
Hoary Live
Gentoo Live
Knoppix Live

None of these will get past a certain point in the kernel loading process. Usually the system hangs somewhere around when the CPU is stepping is detected, the 'hlt' procedure is tested, or the system checks if the image is initrd. It then just stops outputting messages and will not continue.

The kernel will load just dandily if I use any version of a Slackware install cd. I have also tried the 'failsafe' option in knoppix which turns just about everything off, but no go.

I'm on an Iwill MPX2 with only one Athlon XP 1600+. Let me know if I've left anything out.

While it may very well be that the planets are out of alignment, I am sure that this problem is not caused by anything to do with the burning of the cd or the corruption of the iso. Given that the problem spans several different distributions, kernels, and cds made by a few different burners, I would be more inclined to believe that this is a hardware compatibility issue.

I would like to know what the difference is between all these other distributions' cds and the Slackware cd that loads a kernel image where all the others dive face first into the gravel. Is there simply some boot option burried somewhere that makes the kernel load? Maybe 'boot: make-everything-work'? Or am I going to have to learn how to make my own Livecd images that are more suited for my hardware?

For a while, the dapper install cd would get all the way to the line 'freeing initrd memory' or something similar, before freezing. However, I just reset the bios to the failsafe default settings, and it now freezes right after the 'Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.' line.

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Robert (robertabraham82) said : 		#1

I've had this happen before. Try another cd-rom drive or your memory. I know this my sound stupid but I had a new cd-rom and something with the speed. But another time with the memory. Not have enough memory my do it. Later try your video card. This is just an idea.

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ryanmbruce (ryanmbruce) said : 		#2

I have a cd-burner and a dvd-burner, and neither of them will work. I ran memtest86, and everything seems fine. I can try finding some random memory lying around, but I don't think this will solve the problem. I'm fairly convinced it's something with the boot cd not supporting my hardware correctly. Try to be more specific about what I need to try.

Thanks!

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ryanmbruce (ryanmbruce) said : 		#3

I have filed bug #40093 here:
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/40093/+index

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pat.pannuto (ppannuto) said : 		#4

try booting with "acpi=ht noapic nolapic" and see if that helps.

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Bob Pearson (admin-bpcsbromyard) said : 		#5

I am trying to install 6.10 desktop on Athlon 64. CD Installer hangs straight after pressing "Start or Install". All drives are SATA (HDD and CD), motherboard has no IDE connector, can anyone help?

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Best williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#6

When the install menu appears select the appropriate method, hit F6, delete the 'quiet' option if it appears. After the '--' type 'nolapic' and hit enter.

See if that helps you at all.

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zERo (n00b) said : 		#7

Hi there!

I guess I'm having the same problem with my ubuntu install CD.

I deleted 'quiet' and added 'nolapic'.
That helped for some seconds. But now the installation froze at 'Configuring X ...'

Any suggestion what else could be done?

Cheers!

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dharmendrasharma76 (dharmendrasharma76) said : 		#8

I guess I'm having the same problem with my ubuntu install CD

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ryanmbruce (ryanmbruce) said : 		#9

Thanks williamts99, that solved my question.

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mike_gl (gino393) said : 		#10

after the kernal loads, its gets to 100 %, then my computer freezes and my screen goes into standby mode. Have an ATI all in wonder 800XL PCIE, and a flatpanel. Any ideas?

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Doomed (nick773000) said : 		#11

My disc doesnt even make it to the main install screen, it just fails right there after showing isolinux and copyright info.
It says :
Boot Failed (press a key to retry)