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Ubuntu 8.10 Alternate ide CDROM not found on install

Bug #292855 reported by Gord Wait
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Bug Description

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 8.10 on a 1.2 gig Amd (32) bit PC from the alternate CDROM.
The installer runs but fails to find the CDROM that I used to launch the installer.

I opened up a shell and looked in the /var/log/syslog - I can see the two IDE drives, but no sign of the CDROM at all.

Ubuntu 7.04 Live CD is working fine with the same hardware - in fact I am going to use it to install then upgrade to 8.10 later on.

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Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout) wrote :

this is very strange behaviour...

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Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout) wrote :

<email address hidden> said:
I didn't bug report it but I also tried the live CD on this system and it got messed up looking for a non existent /dev/fd0 (no floppy installed), then when I fixed that with boot options it dumps into the busybox and won't continue.
Seems like Ubuntu 8.xx only wants to work with newer motherboards..

gordwait: don't reply by email to me, post your comments on launchpad

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