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[Brandon Williams <opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I confirm that this problem is fixed in the current hd-media
vmlinuz/initrd.gz. I will update my question 66241 with the details of
what I did to successful install from USB with the lpia alternate-
install media.

There is still one problem with the installation. When the installer
gets to the point where it would install the kernel, it fails, with the
following message:

"No installable kernel was found in the defined APT sources. You may try
to continue without a kernel, and manually install your own kernel
later. ..."

I selected to continue. The installer completed installation of the rest
of the system. When it got to the grub installation step, it failed
again, but with no indication of the problem. At this point, I pressed
Alt-F2 to get to a terminal, used chroot to set /target as the
filesystem root, and then ran apt-get install linux-lpia.

After this was complete, I returned to the installer and repeated the
failed grub installation step. It worked and installation was now
complete. On reboot, the system works as expected (so far :-)

I'll assume that we will continue to track the "No installable kernel"
issue with this bug. Please let me know if you prefer me to open a new
one.

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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 “debian-installer” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in debian-installer in Ubuntu Jaunty: Fix Released

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