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20-Feb-2008, 10:14 PM #1
Ubuntu on Toshiba
Hey, can anyone help...

Computer: Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT
Existing OS: Windows 95
Ubuntu OS: Ubuntu 7.10
Method: Boot from CD

Error:
EIP: [<c02f1f2b>] schedule+0x26b/0x890 SS:ESP 0068:c03dfadc
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task

(There are numbers before both errors however they change every boot)

This happens every time I try to install or run Ubuntu on my computer. Can you help me?
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20-Feb-2008, 11:10 PM #2
Did you download the .iso from the net? If you burnt the disk at high speed it could have errors , try burning at a lower speed.
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21-Feb-2008, 01:25 AM #3
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Did you download the .iso from the net? If you burnt the disk at high speed it could have errors , try burning at a lower speed.
Thank you islandguy for the suggestion but there is no change... After your post I tried burning it at 4x (as opposed to 24x) and I get the same error back.
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21-Feb-2008, 02:54 AM #4
I just installed ubuntu and like it, i also had troubles installing, tried several times and it finally installed try google search for ubuntu forums lots of info there
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21-Feb-2008, 11:38 PM #5
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Originally Posted by Heineko View Post
Hey, can anyone help...

Computer: Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT
Existing OS: Windows 95
Ubuntu OS: Ubuntu 7.10
Method: Boot from CD

Error:
EIP: [<c02f1f2b>] schedule+0x26b/0x890 SS:ESP 0068:c03dfadc
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task

(There are numbers before both errors however they change every boot)

This happens every time I try to install or run Ubuntu on my computer. Can you help me?
You may need to try another distro. Something more compatible with older hardware.

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22-Feb-2008, 01:13 AM #6
Funny you should say that, RootbeaR... Just five minutes before reading your post I was telling my girlfriend that I think my Toshiba may be too old for Ubuntu to run... Thank you for reaffirming my suspicions.
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22-Feb-2008, 07:55 PM #7
Try Damn Small Linux. It worked very well on my Portege 3010CT, the DSL forums are helpful,
and there are boot floppies if you cannot install from CD. I used a CF card in an IDE adapter for a silent, long-running machine.
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