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[Brandon Williams <opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In this case, I'm attempting the alternate install, so there is no Xorg
log or conf to deal with. If it were an X install, I expect that I would
be able to get to a console prompt.

As it is, I can't get to a usable alternate tty with the lpia hd-media
vmlinuz/initrd.gz, so I can't get the lspci output.

For what it's worth, I don't have this problem with the i386 hd-media
vmlinuz/initrd.gz. With the i386, the installer gets far enough to start
looking for the ISO, and it is able to mount both the SSD and USB
drives. Is there any useful information I could gather after booting
with the i386 media that could help in figuring the lpia meda issue?

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Jaunty lpia installer fails with hd-media kernel on dell mini 9
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/354226
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Status in Dell Inspiron Mini with Custom Dell UI: Invalid
Status in usb-creator: Invalid
Status in Ubuntu: Confirmed

Bug description:
I have attempted a USB stick install for an lpia system (Dell Mini9) using the Jaunty lpia alternate install CD following the Manual Procedure detailed here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#Manual%20Approach

I also tried the procedure describe in this forum post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4404569

In both cases, I used the vmlinuz and initrd.gz files found here: http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/jaunty/main/installer-lpia/beta/images/hd-media/

When I boot from the USB stick and start the installer, it enters a recursive loop of failing attempts to detect hard drives. Each time it tries, it gets to about 95% and then the progress bar disappears for a few seconds before the detection process starts again.

Additional details are here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/66241