Acer 4530 Laptop: Install problem

[Shekhar]

Intrepid Desktop AMD 64: Alpha 6
Installation hangs with no visible error except "caps" indicator keeps blinking.

Hardware info
Acer 4530 - 601G16Mi (Athlon X2 64 bit, NVDIA 9100M G, 802.1 1b/g WLAN)

Also -> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5864022

[Waleed Hamra (w-hamra1987)]

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Thanks!

[Shekhar (pythonic)]

I have tried different versions/flavors to install. While results are different one thing is common that *you can not install from a live CD.*
I will try to give you more detailed reports. Below is the story of one of the attempts:

Ubuntu 8.04.1 AMD 64 Desktop (Alternate install):

1. Install is smooth.
2. OS doesn't boot. "caps" indicator keeps blinking.
2. Now I boot the machine with kernel options splash and quiet removed, I see kernel panic with following messages in the end
RIP [ffffffff8036ddb0] vgacon_cursor+0x10/0x1f0
RSP <ffffffff80635f78>
CR2 000000000000004c
end trace 2ce005c0852e264f
Kernel panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt handler

Next I would try intrepid alpha 6 (32 bit) alternate install

Thanks as always

[Shekhar (pythonic)]

Not sure but possibly it is something related to
* http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/rhwireless.html#5007
* http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5753648&postcount=7

[Shekhar (pythonic)]

I tried Alternate install of Intrepid alpha6 AMD 64. Install was smooth. Laptop booted fine.It was low resolution display but I guess later installing restricted driver for NDIVIA should fix.
So problem is now reduced only for live+install CDs.

[Shekhar (pythonic)]

Just forgot to mention that I had to pass "noacpi" option while booting.

[Shekhar (pythonic)]

Good news. Jaunty installs and works well.
Wifi somehow stopped working after running fine for sometime. I didn't yet get time to find more details.