weird problem installing 8.04

[NoOp]

On 05/13/2008 11:41 PM, Kevin O'Rorke wrote:
> I received my Official DVD's for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, and Kubuntu 8.04 
> Yesterday.
> Neither will install (previous versions ok)
> Ubuntu -- Select English -- select Install.
> Activity indicator goes back and forth for some time, then the following 
> comes up.
> 
> Busybox V1:1.1.3 Ubuntu 12 built in shell (ash) enter 'help' for a list 
> of built in commands.
> (initramfs):
> There is nothing in the help list appertaining to install.
> 
> With Kubuntu the same but instead of  the 'busybox' message a rapidly 
> scrolling message
> 
> unable to read page block 28d9e994 size eedf
> also something else that I cannot read.
> 
> The motherboard is ASUS A8V with AMD 3000+ CPU and 1 Gb ram
> I have done a memory test and nine passes zero errors
> I repeat, previous versions install ok.
> 
> Any experts out there with an explanation for this and/or a fix.
> 
> Kevin O'Rorke
> 


Others have reported that by adding:

all_generic_ide floppy=off irqpoll

or a combination thereof at boot (F6) works.

Ref:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=765195&page=7
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/222176

I'd try 'all_generic-ide' first. If that or a combination of those
resolve the issue, you might want to add to the bug(s). The fact that
this now seems to be a somewhat common occurance is disturbing.