Installation problem

[Ignazio Palmisano]

Bliss and Trish Bignall wrote:
> Greetings gurus!
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> I am trying to install Kubuntu to a computer that already has a Windows XP
> partition, and previously had a Kubuntu partition.  The Kubuntu partition on
> my hard drive failed, and I wanted to take the opportunity to upgrade as
> part of redoing the partition.  
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> When I try to install "Kubuntu 8.04 Remix" from the CD, it drops to the
> command line and an application called "Busy Box".  I thought I might have
> gotten a bad download, so I tried again using straight Kubuntu 8.04.  I also
> tried using a CD with a fresh download of with Ubuntu, just in case.  I got
> the same result every time.  
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> All installation attempts have failed using Kubuntu, though I was able to
> install an older version of Mandrake with no problems.
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> I was able to install the 8.04 Remix inside of Windows, but don't really
> want to run it that way.
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> I'm not so much of a Linux guy, so when faced with the "Busy Box"
> application command line, I'm not too sure what to do with it, but I know it
> shouldn't be part of the normal installation process.
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Have you tried the alternate install cd? I have had some troubles with 
the graphical install on some systems, and that was the way around it. 
It will require a little more effort to go through the install, but it 
should not be a huge problem.
HTH,
I.