kernel 2.6.24-16 won't boot - Ubuntu 8.04

[Yenlowang]

Hello all,

still have a problem with kernel 2.6.24-16
When I try to boot with this kernel I always end in the busybox.
(See picture below)
Also Live-CD's are a pain.
Same error - only the RC1 live CD boots - but end up in a logon screen.
Does anyone knows the user and password?

I tried a lot of stuff in the boot variables (like irqpoll, remove quit and spalsh, add ACPI=off)

At the moment I'm running 2.6.22-14
Please tell me if you need anything else to help me!

Thanks a lot!

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Care to try booting with "all_generic_ide" ? Thanks

[Yenlowang (peterandreas1)]

Hello Leann,

Thanks a lot! With this the kernel boots fine!

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Yenlowang,

I'd glad this option worked for you. It however isn't really a proper fix but rather just a work around. Would you care to do some extra testing? The upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 kernel is currently being pulled together. It was most recently rebased with the upstream 2.6.25 kernel and is currently available in the following PPA:

https://edge.launchpad.net/~kernel-ppa/+archive

If you are not familiar with how to install packages from a PPA basically do the following . . .

Create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kernel-ppa.list to include the following two lines:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Then run the command: sudo apt-get update

You should then be able to install the linux-image-2.6.25 kernel package. If you wouldn't mind testing this newer kernel to verify if this is still an issue that would be great. After you've finished testing you can remove the kernel-ppa.list file and run 'sudo apt-get update' once more. Please let us know your results. Thanks

[Yenlowang (peterandreas1)]

Hello Lwann,

I would like to test the new kernel.
But with the things you wrote I can't install the kernel.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Ralph Janke (txwikinger)]

The Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Beta release was most recently announced - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta . It contains the 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. It would be great if you could test and verify if this is still an issue. The status is being set to Incomplete until we receive further feedback. Thanks.

[Javier Jardón (jjardon)]

 We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!