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Yes, did that! Something wrong with the dvd, someone else found it wouldn't read a track when they downloaded it glitched at 16%. On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 20:57 +0100, Steph Foster wrote: > 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