Lubuntu 16.04 does not install on Acer Aspire 1410 [drm:intel_set_cpu_fifo_underrun_reporting[i915] Error Pipe A unknown]

[Yrjö Pokkinen]

I have Acer Aspire 1410 notebook with Pentium M processor.I tried to install Lubuntu 16.04. When I used forcepae option two times in boot menu options installation begin. After a while installation stops always to: [drm:intel_set_cpu_fifo_underrun_reporting[i915] Error Pipe A unknown] And acerhdf unknown.
Previous Lubuntu 14.04 installed went just fine, with forcepae option.

[Sunil (sunil-piers)]

I have had the same problem with an Acer TravelMate 290 when using the forcepae option. Lubuntu 14.04 installed without a problem.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

This looks like it has nothing to do wit pae but is just the Intel video driver not liking your gpu.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1586748

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

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[Yrjö Pokkinen (ypokkinen-2)]

I tried to apport-collect 1586748 command, but console did not reach launchpad.
I change the bug status to Confirmed.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

12.04 was the last release that will support non-PAE. The default (and boot) kernel for 12.04 and newer 32 bit is now the PAE kernel, so there is no easy way to install a non-PAE kernel.

[rewound (rewound)]

We used Unetbootin to write a Xubuntu 16.04 .ISO file to a 16 GB USB memstick to make a live system. When we start the live system the error appears...

“WARNING: PAE disabled. Use parameter ‘forcepae’ to enable at your own risk! (...) This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: pae.”

Almost all solutions suggest selecting Advanced Options or F6 on the menu but we found neither menu option shown; instead our boot menu screen shows...
* Default
* Help
* Try Xubuntu without installing
* Install Xubuntu
* Check disc for defects
* Test memory
* Boot from first hard disk

Sysinfo tells us we have a Pentium(R) M processor (as in the Bug description) so is suitable to use forcepae as other solutions say.

Although not listed in our boot menu we found we could cheat and press F6 then Tab to get a command line that could be appended to. However we would prefer a menu system that worked especially if the 'live memstick' is to be used more than once.

A solution is to mount the 'live memstick' into a working Xubuntu system and edit it, for example...
sudo mousepad extlinux.conf
For every line starting "append initrd=" append " forcepae -- forcepae"

An example for menu option "Try Xubuntu without installing":
BEFORE: append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- persistent
AFTER: append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- persistent forcepae -- forcepae

Booting from the edited live USB memstick showed the PAE error replaced by an advisory that the PAE test is being bypassed and normal menu operation takes place.

Asides:
* The result of choosing Default in the above boot menu is not described however we can see the 'command line' this option is associated with in extlinux.conf and note it does not re-appear in any of the other options presented.
* The command line that appears under 'the cheat' above has an unknown action.
* Although our command line included "--- persistent" and a file of expected size named casper-rw is generated we have yet to see signs that this Unetbootin feature is working.

[Yrjö Pokkinen (ypokkinen-2)]

After I had filled that bug: lubuntu 16.04 does not install on a non-pae
processor, I samehow managed also to install lubuntu 16.04 after long
troubleshooting. My lubuntu freezes now sometimes and is not of the most
stable one.

2016-08-08 23:18 GMT+03:00 rewound <email address hidden>:

> We used Unetbootin to write a Xubuntu 16.04 .ISO file to a 16 GB USB
> memstick to make a live system. When we start the live system the error
> appears...
>
> “WARNING: PAE disabled. Use parameter ‘forcepae’ to enable at your own
> risk! (...) This kernel requires the following features not present on
> the CPU: pae.”
>
> Almost all solutions suggest selecting Advanced Options or F6 on the menu
> but we found neither menu option shown; instead our boot menu screen
> shows...
> * Default
> * Help
> * Try Xubuntu without installing
> * Install Xubuntu
> * Check disc for defects
> * Test memory
> * Boot from first hard disk
>
> Sysinfo tells us we have a Pentium(R) M processor (as in the Bug
> description) so is suitable to use forcepae as other solutions say.
>
> Although not listed in our boot menu we found we could cheat and press
> F6 then Tab to get a command line that could be appended to. However we
> would prefer a menu system that worked especially if the 'live memstick'
> is to be used more than once.
>
> A solution is to mount the 'live memstick' into a working Xubuntu system
> and edit it, for example...
> sudo mousepad extlinux.conf
> For every line starting "append initrd=" append " forcepae -- forcepae"
>
> An example for menu option "Try Xubuntu without installing":
> BEFORE: append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed
> boot=casper quiet splash --- persistent
> AFTER: append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed
> boot=casper quiet splash --- persistent forcepae -- forcepae
>
> Booting from the edited live USB memstick showed the PAE error replaced
> by an advisory that the PAE test is being bypassed and normal menu
> operation takes place.
>
> Asides:
> * The result of choosing Default in the above boot menu is not described
> however we can see the 'command line' this option is associated with in
> extlinux.conf and note it does not re-appear in any of the other options
> presented.
> * The command line that appears under 'the cheat' above has an unknown
> action.
> * Although our command line included "--- persistent" and a file of
> expected size named casper-rw is generated we have yet to see signs that
> this Unetbootin feature is working.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1586748
>
> Title:
> Lubuntu 16.04 does not install on a non-pae processor
>
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> I have Acer Aspire 1410 notebook with Pentium M processor.I tried to
> install Lubuntu 16.04. When I used forcepae option two times in boot menu
> options installation begin. After a while installation stops always to:
> [drm:intel_set_cpu_fifo_underrun_reporting[i915] Error Pipe A unknown]
> And acerhdf unknown.
> Previous Lubuntu 14.04 installed went just fine, with forcepae o...

[rewound (rewound)]

Regarding "lubuntu freezes now sometimes and is not of the most stable one" This is most likely nothing to do with the bug title concerning "a non-pae processor".
Freezing may have a hardware cause; for example a laptop that ran okay for a while but did freeze was found to have a fan that was totally clogged up with compressed dust. After cleaning it runs Xubuntu 14.04 for months (with overnight hibernation) with no stability issues.

[rewound (rewound)]

/mvac21dellCompaqNx6325FanDust.jpg
Freezing may have a hardware cause; for example a laptop that ran okay
for a while but did freeze was found to have a fan that was totally
clogged up with compressed dust. After cleaning it runs Xubuntu 14.04
for months (with overnight hibernation) with no stability issues.

On 09/08/16 07:07, Yrjö Pokkinen wrote:
> After I had filled that bug: lubuntu 16.04 does not install on a non-pae
> processor, I samehow managed also to install lubuntu 16.04 after long
> troubleshooting. My lubuntu freezes now sometimes and is not of the most
> stable one.
>
> 2016-08-08 23:18 GMT+03:00 rewound <email address hidden>:
>
>> We used Unetbootin to write a Xubuntu 16.04 .ISO file to a 16 GB USB
>> memstick to make a live system. When we start the live system the error
>> appears...
>>
>> “WARNING: PAE disabled. Use parameter ‘forcepae’ to enable at your own
>> risk! (...) This kernel requires the following features not present on
>> the CPU: pae.”
>>
>> Almost all solutions suggest selecting Advanced Options or F6 on the menu
>> but we found neither menu option shown; instead our boot menu screen
>> shows...
>> * Default
>> * Help
>> * Try Xubuntu without installing
>> * Install Xubuntu
>> * Check disc for defects
>> * Test memory
>> * Boot from first hard disk
>>
>> Sysinfo tells us we have a Pentium(R) M processor (as in the Bug
>> description) so is suitable to use forcepae as other solutions say.
>>
>> Although not listed in our boot menu we found we could cheat and press
>> F6 then Tab to get a command line that could be appended to. However we
>> would prefer a menu system that worked especially if the 'live memstick'
>> is to be used more than once.
>>
>> A solution is to mount the 'live memstick' into a working Xubuntu system
>> and edit it, for example...
>> sudo mousepad extlinux.conf
>> For every line starting "append initrd=" append " forcepae -- forcepae"
>>
>> An example for menu option "Try Xubuntu without installing":
>> BEFORE: append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed
>> boot=casper quiet splash --- persistent
>> AFTER: append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed
>> boot=casper quiet splash --- persistent forcepae -- forcepae
>>
>> Booting from the edited live USB memstick showed the PAE error replaced
>> by an advisory that the PAE test is being bypassed and normal menu
>> operation takes place.
>>
>> Asides:
>> * The result of choosing Default in the above boot menu is not described
>> however we can see the 'command line' this option is associated with in
>> extlinux.conf and note it does not re-appear in any of the other options
>> presented.
>> * The command line that appears under 'the cheat' above has an unknown
>> action.
>> * Although our command line included "--- persistent" and a file of
>> expected size named casper-rw is generated we have yet to see signs that
>> this Unetbootin feature is working.
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1586748
>>
>> Title:
>> Lubuntu 16.04 does not install on a non-pae processor
>>
>> Status in linux package in...