problem installing ubuntu 10.04 on new computer, /init: line7: can't open /dev/sdc

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/23/2010 09:39 PM, nma at 12000.org wrote:
> Quoting nma at 12000.org:
>
>    
>> Quoting NoOp<glgxg at sbcglobal.net>:
>>
>>      
>>> On 05/23/2010 04:02 PM, nma at 12000.org wrote:
>>>        
>>>> Hello;
>>>>
>>>> I download the iso image ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso to my PC,
>>>> running windows 7, then used windows 7 burn ISO to burn it to a CD, OK,
>>>>
>>>> Then I put the CD in the drive, reboot computer. Ubuntu boot windows
>>>> comes up, I select install, then all what I see is dots running
>>>> around. This took 20 minutes and nothing was happening. I click ESC
>>>> key, then I see messages repeating as following:
>>>>
>>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sdc
>>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sde
>>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sdc
>>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sde
>>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sdc
>>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sde
>>>> etc....
>>>>
>>>> Do you think something went wrong with the disk burning?
>>>>
>>>> This is a new PC, intel i-7 930
>>>>
>>>> I tried to boot 2 times, and the same problem. Installation just hangs.
>>>>          
>>      
>>> There is an option on the menu to check the CD. Can you try that&  make
>>> sure that it checks out OK?
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>      
>    
>> I did that actually.
>>
>> No problems. Also, when I burned the ISO image on windows 7, I asked
>> for it to also verify the CD afterwords, and it did, not problem there.
>>
>> Windows is installed on /dev/hda
>> I wanted to install linux on /dev/hdb, but never got the chaance to
>> get that far, as installation hangs at start.
>>
>> I download debian ISO image, burn it, booted, and debian installed OK
>> on the same PC.
>>
>>      
> UPDATE:
>
> I repeated the whole process. Downloaded the ISO image again,from
> ubuntu web site. This time I burned it on a DVD-R instead of a CD,
> using windows 7, verified ISO burn OK.
>
> Rebooted, Ubuntu installation spalsh screen came up, saw the little
> dots below the ubuntu change colors as before, then they all became
> solid colors, then I hear the CD drive spining louder, the monitor
> went all dark, as if there was a crash, kept hearing the CD drive
> working hard, and waited for 10 more minutes, nothing happened, screen
> stayed dark.
>
> So, it is clear, 10.04 has a problem.  The computer is brand new, it
> is HP Pavilion Elite HPE-270F
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-Elite-HPE-270F-Desktop-Black/dp/B003AIKPDG
>
> May be someone at ubuntu should try installing this iso on the same PC
> to find what is the problem?
>
> --Nasser
>
>
>    
     As I see your hard drive may not have partitions /dev/sdc or 
/dev/sde and not sure why it is looking for them. Let's try this :-)

     Put in your LiveCD with Ubuntu 10.04 into the cd device and when 
booted clear up select to open gpart or a word like that under 
System-Administration. It will show you your whole hard drive and any 
partitions on it. You can fix problems with gpart and you can screw up 
things too ;-)

     If there is no /dev/sdc click new and make it. If there is a 
/dev/sdc click on that and set it up with a ext4 file system and use the 
/ selection for now at least. Up near the top of gpart it wants you to 
click to complete doing this. When done, the partition will work.

     Now delete gpart and goto System-Administation-install. When it 
asks use a manual install. Choose to use /dev/sdc and it should load.


73 Karl


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