The i386 herd 2 iso works well as a live cd, but I can't install from it. I launch the installer & successfully go through the first 4 steps, but it crashes & freezes my laptop on the transition to step 5.
Here's a photo of the result:
crash.jpg
Hardware info:
Code:
root@ubuntu:/home/ubuntu# lshw
ubuntu
description: Portable Computer
product: Packard Bell EasyNote
vendor: NEC Computers International
version: PB15M00601
serial: 251205530230
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3
configuration: administrator_password=disabled boot=normal chassis=portable power-on_password=disabled uuid=CC626D14-9886-D911-8000-4E45435F4349
*-core
description: Motherboard
vendor: MiTAC
physical id: 0
version: 5a
serial: 0123456789ABCDEF
slot: Insyde Software SM-BIOS For K8N800
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Insyde Software
physical id: 0
version: R1.06 (11/19/2004)
size: 84KB
capacity: 448KB
capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppynec int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot smartbattery netboot
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2600+
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: 15.12.0
serial: Processor Serial Number
slot: PGA758
size: 1600MHz
capacity: 1600MHz
width: 32 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt 3dnowext 3dnow up lahf_lm ts fid vid ttp cpufreq
*-cache:0 DISABLED
description: L1 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L1 Cache
size: 128KB
capabilities: burst pipeline-burst internal varies
*-cache:1 DISABLED
description: L2 cache
physical id: 6
slot: L2 Cache
size: 128KB
capacity: 128KB
capabilities: burst pipeline-burst internal varies
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 11
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 512MB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DRAM EDO 1 MHz (1000.0 ns)
physical id: 0
slot: DRAM Slot 0
size: 256MB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1MHz (1000.0ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DRAM EDO 1 MHz (1000.0 ns)
physical id: 1
slot: DRAM Slot 1
size: 256MB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1MHz (1000.0ns)
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: K8M800 Host Bridge
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: b0000000
bus info: pci@00:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
configuration: latency=8
resources: iomemory:b0000000-bfffffff
*-pci
description: PCI bridge
product: VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: S3 Unichrome Pro VGA Adapter
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@01:00.0
version: 01
size: 64MB
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: vga bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=128 mingnt=2
resources: iomemory:a4000000-a7ffffff iomemory:e1000000-e1ffffff irq:21
*-pcmcia
description: CardBus bridge
product: CB1410 Cardbus Controller
vendor: ENE Technology Inc
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@00:09.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=192
resources: iomemory:28000000-28000fff irq:16
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 10
bus info: pci@00:10.0
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=22
resources: ioport:1200-121f irq:17
*-usbhost
product: UHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 2.6.20-5-generic uhci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@1
logical name: usb1
version: 2.06
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=2 speed=12.0MB/s
*-usb
description: Mass storage device
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@1:2
logical name: scsi2
version: 1.00
capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=100mA speed=12.0MB/s
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: Flash Disk
vendor: USB
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 2.00
size: 124MB
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=2
*-volume
description: FAT16 partition
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdb1
capacity: 124MB
capabilities: primary bootable
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 10.1
bus info: pci@00:10.1
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=22
resources: ioport:1300-131f irq:17
*-usbhost
product: UHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 2.6.20-5-generic uhci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@2
logical name: usb2
version: 2.06
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=2 speed=12.0MB/s
*-usb
description: Mouse
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@2:1
version: 4.30
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=1.5MB/s
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 10.2
bus info: pci@00:10.2
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=22
resources: ioport:1700-171f irq:17
*-usbhost
product: UHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 2.6.20-5-generic uhci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@3
logical name: usb3
version: 2.06
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=2 speed=12.0MB/s
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: USB 2.0
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 10.3
bus info: pci@00:10.3
version: 82
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=32
resources: iomemory:f0000000-f00000ff irq:17
*-usbhost
product: EHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 2.6.20-5-generic ehci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@4
logical name: usb4
version: 2.06
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=6 speed=480.0MB/s
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: VT8235 ISA Bridge
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 11
bus info: pci@00:11.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 11.1
bus info: pci@00:11.1
logical name: scsi0
logical name: scsi1
version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=pata_via latency=64
resources: iomemory:1f0-1f7 iomemory:3f0-3ef iomemory:170-177 iomemory:370-36f ioport:1100-110f irq:18
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: IC25N040ATMR04-0
vendor: ATA
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: MO2O
serial: MRG2X9KBJ776VH
size: 37GB
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5
*-volume:0
description: Linux filesystem partition
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
capacity: 10236MB
capabilities: primary bootable
*-volume:1
description: Linux filesystem partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
capacity: 17GB
capabilities: primary
*-volume:2
description: Linux filesystem partition
physical id: 3
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
logical name: /dev/sda3
capacity: 9522MB
capabilities: primary
*-volume:3
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 4
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4
logical name: /dev/sda4
capacity: 894MB
capabilities: primary nofs
*-cdrom UNCLAIMED
description: SCSI CD-ROM
product: UJ-840D
vendor: MATSHITA
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
version: 1.00
capabilities: removable
configuration: ansiversion=5
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 11.5
bus info: pci@00:11.5
version: 50
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: cap_list
configuration: driver=VIA 82xx Audio latency=0
resources: ioport:e000-e0ff irq:20
*-communication
description: Communication controller
product: AC'97 Modem Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 11.6
bus info: pci@00:11.6
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: cap_list
configuration: driver=VIA 82xx Modem latency=0
resources: ioport:e100-e1ff irq:20
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: VT6102 [Rhine-II]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 12
bus info: pci@00:12.0
logical name: eth0
version: 74
serial: 00:40:d0:6d:98:f2
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=via-rhine driverversion=1.4.2 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.3 latency=128 link=yes maxlatency=8 mingnt=3 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
resources: ioport:e200-e2ff iomemory:f0000100-f00001ff irq:19
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: K8M800 Host Bridge
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@00:00.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: K8M800 Host Bridge
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@00:00.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: K8M800 Host Bridge
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@00:00.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: K8M800 Host Bridge
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@00:00.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:5
description: Host bridge
product: K8M800 Host Bridge
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@00:00.7
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:6
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 105
bus info: pci@00:18.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:7
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 106
bus info: pci@00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:8
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 107
bus info: pci@00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:9
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 108
bus info: pci@00:18.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-battery
product: DR36
vendor: Duracell
physical id: 1
version: 01/06/97
serial: 0042
slot: Smart Battery Conn J37
configuration: voltage=0.0V
If you need any more info, let me know. In the mean time I'll install with the alternate CD.
Tony.
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