9.10 Install Freezes at "Detecting Filesystems" (HP Workstation XW6200)

[Zane Sims]

When trying to boot as a live cd or when trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my HP Workstation XW6200, the command line goes no farther than:

30%: Detecting filesystems...

The screen then begins to blink seven times, then pause for about one second then blink seven more times. It keeps doing this.

The processors are 64-bit and I have tried both 32 and 64 bit versions of 9.10. Previously I have been able to install other versions of Ubuntu and Linux on this computer. Before trying to install Ubuntu 9.10, Windows 7 RC was installed to the hard drive (still is) for testing.

This sounds similar to this bug, but I was unsure: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/432497

Thanks,
Zane

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a 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 ubiquity.

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[Revup (revups)]

Help!
could not install from CD because of this bug.
So I installed 9.04 and upgraded via package manager.
Now after the upgrade is completed, there is no GUI, only a black screen with cmd prompt.
Adivce from internet is to use various sudo apt-get commands, but I have no idea how to connect to internet from command line.

[Zane Sims (zane-sims)]

Revup,

You can check out the following thread that eventually fixed my problem. I left the bug status as new because I know others were having the same problem but was unsure if the cause was the same. Perhaps you can comment on your experience afterword.

Thread link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1347490

Good luck!

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running only once:
apport-collect 472573

and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]