Kubuntu 7.04 problems: only fd0 + mouse problem

[cool_rom]

Hello everybody. I'm writing this message because I've got problems with the Kubuntu 7.04 liveCD.

1) When I launch the LiveCD by choosing "Start Kubuntu", I first see the bootscreen loading, then it gives me an error:

[ 154.07206] Buffer I/O error device fd0, logical block 0

.
Then it lists several things such as "restricted drivers" and says everything is OK.
After that, there's another list of things with that error in it:

intel_rng: FWH not found

Then it finally boots Kubuntu.

2) When Kubuntu is running, my optical USB Logitech mouse is jerky, but if I use a USBtoPS/2 adapter, it is fine.

3)If I try to install Kubuntu, I've got a problem when I have to create partitions: I can't see my harddrive in the list of hardrives. There's only "fd0" which apparently is the floppy drive...
It should normally be "sda", but maybe I encounter this problem because I already have 2 NTFS partitions ?

4)When I turn Kubuntu off, I get another list beginning with the error:

umount: /cow: not found [fail]

and telling me I now have to remove the CD.

Thank you in advance,
cool_rom

PS: sorry for my bad english
EDIT: here is my config:
PC ACPI Windows XP Home OEM
ASUS P5P800 SE
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz
1024MB RAM
NVidia Geforce FX5700 256mb
ATA 250Gb HDD

[Princey]

Re: Kubuntu 7.04 problems: only fd0 + mouse problem

Could you post the output of

sudo fdisk -l

To do this, open up konsole (Kmenu-->System-->Konsole)

Just copy and paste out what it spits out to you here.

[cool_rom]

Re: Kubuntu 7.04 problems: only fd0 + mouse problem

The Konsole answered nothing to my command. It just ask another command as if I hadn't entered one

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

I'm gonna try the 6.10 version, maybe it will be easier...

Same problem with it, except it tells me why:

No devices found. Maybe you're not using Root User?

[cool_rom]

Re: Kubuntu 7.04 problems: only fd0 + mouse problem

I tried to open QtParted with the console in 6.10, but here's what I get:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ kdesu qtparted 
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166 
 Major opcode: 144 
 Minor opcode: 3 
 Resource id : 0x0 
Failed to open device 
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166 
 Major opcode: 144 
 Minor opcode: 3 
 Resource id : 0x0 
Failed to open device 
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166 
 Major opcode: 144 
 Minor opcode: 3 
 Resource id : 0x0 
Failed to open device 
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166 
 Major opcode: 144 
 Minor opcode: 3 
 Resource id : 0x0 
Failed to open device 
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

while QtParted opens and tells me

No devices found. Maybe you're not using Root User?

[Princey]

Re: Kubuntu 7.04 problems: only fd0 + mouse problem

You said that you're using an OEM installation. Does that mean the computer came with XP Home Edition pre-installed? If so, this may be why. Thing is some OEM companies create a separate partition for their factory restore files and some, I dare say, use unconventional means where the MBR is hidden. I had that problem with a gateway and the only way around it was to wipe the drive clean, delete all partitions, create my own partitions and use the factory restore disks. Only then could Linux (was using Suse 8 at that time) see the drives. Not saying that's your case and that you have to do as I do, but it looks like that may be your only option.

Sorry, I blame the sloppy OEMs for that.

[askrieger]

Re: Kubuntu 7.04 problems: only fd0 + mouse problem

Neither of the two error messages that you get during boot has anything to do with your main problem. Both of them are bugs, the first is due to a typo in the kernel code for the Intel hardware random number generator see this page at Launchpad, the Ubuntu debugging site. The second one can be more of a problem, see this conversation at Launchpad. Basically, you have to reboot every few hours, or if you find that unacceptable, you can follow the advice in that link (providing you actually DON'T have a floppy).