[PLUG] Ubuntu Installation Problems

[Bruce]

On 03/27/2010 05:49 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> As I mentioned earlier, my sister recently replace her PC with a Mac. I
> now have a spare Sempron 2400+. I upgraded the memory from 256 MB to
> 1.256 GB.
>
> I decided to use the box to try out other distros. I started by burning
> Ubuntu 10. When I boot from that CD I got a message that talked about
> "init: ureadahead-other main process (971) terminated with status 4".
> That message repeated two more times, the only difference was that the
> 971 was replaced by 972 and 973, respectively.
>
> I Googled that error message and found that there was some disagreement
> as to whether the problem was with plymouth or the kernel.
>
> Being more interested in seeing the machine do something, I downloaded
> and burned a CD of Ubuntu 9. This time the machine booted from the CD
> and, with my agreement, proceeded to wipe XP from the drive and begin
> the install. I've got it hooked up with a KVM switch so while it was
> working I went back to this machine. I checked back every so often and
> saw when it was 60 something % finished, and then again when it was 74%
> finished. It stayed at 74% for some time. Finally, I heard the drive
> stop seeking and looked again. All that was there was the background
> image, the one that looks like sun on a sand dune.
>
> I took the CD out and rebooted, hoping to find that it would just start
> up, but apparently the installer hadn't finished.
>
> So I rebooted with the CD, figuring that I'd have to at least do some of
> it over again. I got the message:
>
> Boot from CD:
> DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
>
> Several attempts always gave the same result. So, I thought I'd try the
> Ubuntu 10 CD again. I get the same DISK BOOT FAILURE message on that
> one, too.
>
> Does this sound like a bad CD drive?
>
> I had removed the CD burner from the box and installed in this machine
> since all I had in it was a CD reader. I put that reader into the new
> box. I don't recall having any trouble with it as a CD reader over the
> last couple of years.
>
>    
I have both Ubuntu & Kubuntu installed from Alpha 2 disks.  Both 
installs have been through daily updates.  I am still getting the 
ureadahead message at boot up from both.

Hope someone can help with the CD drive.

Bruce