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Rob Beard wrote: > Quoting alexfido@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: > > > >> Hi all,HELP,my friend and i just built my new computer,2.66 quad >> core 4gb ram,160gig sata hd,with a caddy+dvd rw. >> The problem i got is i am trying to load ubuntu 8.04 on a hard drive >> in the caddy with the sata hd disconected,the machine knows there >> is a hd in caddy and the boot order is correct. >> I get this message:busybox v1.1.3(debian1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) built-in >> shell(ash)enter help for a list of built-in commands. >> >> (initramfs)_ >> >> At this point my synaptic pathways fried in my brain,this is way >> over my head. >> happy days from alex the noob >> -- >> > > Hi Alex, > > It might be that the SATA controller on your motherboard is not > supported. I've not seen this with Ubuntu but I have seen something > similar with Windows. > > If you look in the BIOS there may be an option for SATA to emulate > IDE. I can't remember exactly what it's called but it should > 'emulate' an IDE controller. > > There was a new release of Ubuntu 8.04.1 yesterday which you can > download from here: http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04.1/ > > It fixes lots of bugs which have been found since the intial 8.04 > release. Give that a try and see if it helps. > > If all else fails you could try another distro like Fedora 9 just to > see if it's distro specific or something to do with your hardware. > > Something worth noting, you'll really need the 64-bit version (AMD64 > or x86-64) as the 32-bit version (x86 or i386 versions) will not > support over about 3.5GB of memory. > > By the way, what motherboard have you got? > > Rob > > > > > hi the motherboard is an asus p5q pro,i tried 7.10 and mepis 7.0,i also have 8800gt 512 graphics card fitted.i will try the latest ubuntu first -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html