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Message #00044
Re: Fwd: Fwd: Cannot install Lucid on my host machine
I am having a hard time installing it on my Toshiba that has an ATI x1200
graphics card. Has anyone found a solution???
Thanks,
Kevin
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Chase Douglas
<chase.douglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Tim Cuthbertson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Chase Douglas
>> <chase.douglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> ratcheer@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok, I give up. I cannot get a working installation of Lucid on this
>>>> machine. BTW, it was not the installation of the nVidia driver that
>>>> messed
>>>> it up. I deleted the Lucid partitions and reinstalled Lucid alternate
>>>> CD.
>>>> Then, when it attempted to reinstall the nVidia driver, I declined. I
>>>> attempted to reboot Lucid and it will not boot.
>>>>
>>>> It is strange that it boots successfully at the end of Lucid
>>>> installation,
>>>> but then, even with no changes, it will never boot again.
>>>>
>>>> It appears that I cannot participate in this testing effort.
>>>>
>>> There's a known issue with plymouth that caused boot failures for people.
>>> It
>>> is partially fixed as of some point yesterday with a new plymouth
>>> package.
>>> You should try with the new package and/or by removing the plymouth
>>> package
>>> to see if it helps you.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chase
>>>
>>>
>> I installed the new kernel 2.6.32.13 dated 2010-02-11 and it still
>> will not boot. Then,
>> I removed the plymouth package and it still will not boot.
>>
>
> That's too bad. Please consider opening a bug against the linux package so
> we can track the issue and try to get it resolved for you. We obviously
> don't want to ship Lucid with defects that cause it to not boot on some
> hardware.
>
> Thanks,
> Chase
>
>
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