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did you check the md5 hash of the downloaded iso against the value from ubuntu ? some times a bad burn can cause havoc with trying to install ubuntru Steph On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Simon Robert <simon.robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 10:11 +0100, alexfido@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> Posted by "Alex Mclennan" <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 >> -- >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> Generated by the contributors page >> in the members area at D+C GLUG >> http://www.dcglug.org.uk/members/list.php >> webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> > > I've had this problem when trying to install linux on a new PC. I tried > many different distros and most of them dropped out of the installation > process to a busybox shell. > > Don't know why or what causes it, but you could try downloading the > "alternative" ubuntu install iso image and using that. It has no live > disk options so you go straight into the installation, ie it doesn't > load ubuntu and let you install from a desktop icon. > > It is, as people have suggested, probably to do with the bios settings > and I'd really like to know what causes it. But it does seem to have > something to do with the distro being a live CD. The ubuntu alternative > install disk worked for me. > > Simon > > > -- > 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 > -- 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