Ubuntu LiveCD fails to load - kernel panic (out of memory)

[Edward Baudelaire]

Binary package hint: casper

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using: Ubuntu 8.10 LiveCD
2) The version of the package you are using: N/A
3) What you expected to happen: Successful boot
4) What happened instead: Kernel panic

Steps to reproduce:

1) Boot computer from LiveCD.
2) Select "English" language.
3) Select "Install Ubuntu".
4) Kernel panic

[Chris Crisafulli (itnet7)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have the proper package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in kernel for intrepid which the package is linux.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

The screenshot says, in full:

  [ 6.365305] Kernel panic - not syncing: Out of memory and no killable processes...
  [ 6.365480]

How much RAM do you have?

[Edward Baudelaire (edward9123)]

128MB, I think...

[TimWintle (timwintle)]

According to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements#Desktop%20installation,
recommended minimum requirements for graphical installation include "384 MB of system memory (RAM) ".

Even for XUbuntu, it is stated that 192Mb RAM is required for installation from the LiveCD.

I would have thought that the Alternative Install cd should be used for lower spec machines.

[Chris Crisafulli (itnet7)]

Good catch Tim!! Edward can you download the alternate iso here: http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.10/ when this page loads go down to the section "Alternate Install CD" and select the .iso for your architecture. If you have a standard 32-bit machine you can use: http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.10/ubuntu-8.10-alternate-i386.iso .

Please let us know of this resolves your issue.

Chris

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Edward,

This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid.

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 317315

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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