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  1. Bug #1005060
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 1005060

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Jay Bee (jay-bee) wrote :

Got a weird solution for you...

I had the exact same error message popup using Ubuntu v12.04 Desktop, and Ubuntu v12.04 Alternate (both x86):
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This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU:
pae
Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.
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And the computer just hangs at this point.

Then I tried installing Ubuntu v12.04 Business Desktop Remix, and voila - it installed like it should have. I guess it is still using the non-PAE kernel?

I wonder how many people managed to get beyond the pae error... I read a lot of suggestion for people having issues installing Ubuntu on Eee PC 701 that said to boot into Live Mode, then modify /usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/misc.py. and change "min_disk_size = size * 2" to "min_disk_size = size * 1.4"... I couldn't install or boot Ubuntu until I used the Business Remix, and then it just worked, I didn't have any 4GB size limit issues at all...