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[Michael Casadevall <sonicmctails@xxxxxxxxx>]

It should be noted that hd-param is, despite the name, NOT what you need
to use for USB installs. If you want to use a USB installation, download
an lpia alternate, then use the USB Startup Disk Creator program to
automatically turn a pendisk into usable media. The kernel installation
bug was fixed a few weeks ago, and latest images should have it
resolved; my last test on real hardware properly installed a kernel.

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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