I downloaded the .ISO for the 64-bit Live DVD of Kubuntu 8.04.1, and verified it by calculating its MD5. It was what it was supposed to be, so the download was error-free. I burned it to a DVD.
It doesn't work. If I do nothing & let the timer run out, the system hangs with a blank screen. If I select "Try Kubuntu without any change to your computer" I eventually get this:
"BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands
(initramfs)"
And that's where it stops.
I also tried pressing F6 at the initial menu, and getting rid of the "quiet splash" option so I could see what was going on. Most of it flashed by too quickly to read, but I keep seeing "couldn't find an input interrupt endpoint." That was the last line when it locked up completely, or at least was taking so long that I decided it wasn't going to finish booting.
Is there any way to get 8.04.1 64 bit to work, or is it simply faulty? The 32-bit version worked fine on an older machine (Athlon XP 3200+).
I don't know whether it matters, but here's the hardware on the 64 bit machine:
Asus P5E3 WS Pro motherboard
4 GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor
NVidia 9800GTX video card
Samsung SATA2 1TB HDD (on SATA port 1)
Lite-On DVD-RW drive (master on the one and only IDE channel)
Samsung 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive
700W power supply (so it's definitely not a problem with too little power, which can cause instability).
The motherboard's BIOS settings are all at the defaults, except the boot order.
Also, the "Check CD for defects" option does nothing. Again, I see the loading splash screen for a bit, then am left at the same command line detailed above.
I suppose it's possible the DVD could still have defects, but I've never had that problem before. I burned Live DVDs for Kubuntu 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, and 8.04.1 at the highest speed possible, and those all worked fine.
It doesn't work. If I do nothing & let the timer run out, the system hangs with a blank screen. If I select "Try Kubuntu without any change to your computer" I eventually get this:
"BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands
(initramfs)"
And that's where it stops.
I also tried pressing F6 at the initial menu, and getting rid of the "quiet splash" option so I could see what was going on. Most of it flashed by too quickly to read, but I keep seeing "couldn't find an input interrupt endpoint." That was the last line when it locked up completely, or at least was taking so long that I decided it wasn't going to finish booting.
Is there any way to get 8.04.1 64 bit to work, or is it simply faulty? The 32-bit version worked fine on an older machine (Athlon XP 3200+).
I don't know whether it matters, but here's the hardware on the 64 bit machine:
Asus P5E3 WS Pro motherboard
4 GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor
NVidia 9800GTX video card
Samsung SATA2 1TB HDD (on SATA port 1)
Lite-On DVD-RW drive (master on the one and only IDE channel)
Samsung 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive
700W power supply (so it's definitely not a problem with too little power, which can cause instability).
The motherboard's BIOS settings are all at the defaults, except the boot order.
Also, the "Check CD for defects" option does nothing. Again, I see the loading splash screen for a bit, then am left at the same command line detailed above.
I suppose it's possible the DVD could still have defects, but I've never had that problem before. I burned Live DVDs for Kubuntu 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, and 8.04.1 at the highest speed possible, and those all worked fine.
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