Hej!:

I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I decided to install it to get involved into these Linux Plataform OS.

I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz

Memory: 750 Mb

64 Mb video card

I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them, 80 Gb each one. I installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO image I had downloaded from Ubuntu's Official Page.

After having downloaded the image, I checked it by comparing it by reading the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it up!, I installed by using a Cd.

The installation was completely succesfull.

But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously removed), when i picked up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message like (initramfs) and a space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did it happen? Does always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic interface??? No?

I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I need some help, so please...reply me soonn.

Thank you!.

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Sounds like your install might have been unsuccessful. Try re-installing again.


On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Cristian Videla
<cristianvidela@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hej!:
> I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I decided to install it to get
> involved into these Linux Plataform OS.
> I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz
> Memory: 750 Mb
> 64 Mb video card
> I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them, 80 Gb each one. I
> installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO image I had downloaded
> from Ubuntu's Official Page.
> After having downloaded the image, I checked it by comparing it by reading
> the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it up!, I installed by
> using a Cd.
> The installation was completely succesfull.
> But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously removed), when i picked
> up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message like (initramfs) and a
> space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did it happen? Does
> always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic interface??? No?
> I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I need some help, so
> please...reply me soonn.
> Thank you!.
>
> Cristian.
>
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have u tried to write your problem to google box??

Based on my experience, ubuntu has a great community. Every time i have any problem, i just put it on google. And google gives me answer..




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> From: Jason Schaefer <schaefer.jason@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Help!!!
> To: "Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion" <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 11:33 PM
> Sounds like your install might have been unsuccessful. Try
> re-installing again.
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Cristian Videla
> <cristianvidela@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hej!:
> > I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I
> decided to install it to get
> > involved into these Linux Plataform OS.
> > I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz
> > Memory: 750 Mb
> > 64 Mb video card
> > I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them,
> 80 Gb each one. I
> > installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO
> image I had downloaded
> > from Ubuntu's Official Page.
> > After having downloaded the image, I checked it by
> comparing it by reading
> > the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it
> up!, I installed by
> > using a Cd.
> > The installation was completely succesfull.
> > But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously
> removed), when i picked
> > up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message
> like (initramfs) and a
> > space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did
> it happen? Does
> > always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic
> interface??? No?
> > I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I
> need some help, so
> > please...reply me soonn.
> > Thank you!.
> >
> > Cristian.
> >
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I think that your problem comes from having installed ubuntu in a separate HD.
Â* Anyway, I recommend you to have a look into google.

From: cristianvidela@hotmail.com
To: ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Help!!!
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:53:06 -0300








Hej!:

I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I decided to install it to get involved into these Linux Plataform OS.

I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz

Memory: 750 Mb

64 Mb video card

I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them, 80 Gb each one. I installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO image I had downloaded from Ubuntu's Official Page.

After having downloaded the image, I checked it by comparing it by reading the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it up!, I installed by using a Cd.

The installation was completely succesfull.

But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously removed), when i picked up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message like (initramfs) and a space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did it happen? Does always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic interface??? No?

I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I need some help, so please...reply me soonn.

Thank you!.

Â*

Cristian.

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Hola Cristian,

this seems to be a very well known problem with Ubuntu
8.XX series - I shortly ran into it when I tried out 8.04,
where the Live CD did not even boot on my laptop.

No one really told about the problems, and there may
be some different which causes Ubuntu to jump into the
BusyBox - but many solutions are suggested if you google
for "initramfs" or (better) "BusyBox".
It may be related to the detection of the boot partition,
which may possibly fail due to HD setup problems.

One thread to start with is here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=765195

It mostly means changing the boot options, which you
can do in the boot menu after pressing F6.

What you should do is removing the "quiet" and perhaps
the "splash" option, so you get a more verbose boot
output which can give a hint to your problem.

For further help try the ubuntu forums themselves,
as it is not a studio related problem, aso outside
this specialised forum here you may find a broader
resource of expertise regarding that HD/boot stuff.

Hope that helps.
Det


Cristian Videla schrieb:
> Hej!:
> I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I decided to install it to
> get involved into these Linux Plataform OS.
> I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz
> Memory: 750 Mb
> 64 Mb video card
> I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them, 80 Gb each one. I
> installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO image I had downloaded
> from Ubuntu's Official Page.
> After having downloaded the image, I checked it by comparing it by
> reading the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it up!, I
> installed by using a Cd.
> The installation was completely succesfull.
> But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously removed), when i
> picked up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message like
> (initramfs) and a space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did
> it happen? Does always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic
> interface??? No?
> I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I need some help, so
> please...reply me soonn.
> Thank you!.
>
> Cristian.
>
> Explore the seven wonders of the world Learn more!
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You can also hit Alt+F1 to kill the plash during boot up, that will at least let you see the output and perhaps a more productive error message.



Although, I'm inclined to agree with most here; it sounds like there was a problem with the installation due to the presence of another hard drive. While this shouldn't be an issue (normally), sometimes it occurs for various reasons.



You may also want to try posting in the Ubuntu forums, there's one specific to installation troubles. There's a huge community of people there that are always willing to help.



http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=333



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Daniel





On Tuesday 23 December 2008 03:32:53 Det wrote:

> Hola Cristian,

>

> this seems to be a very well known problem with Ubuntu

> 8.XX series - I shortly ran into it when I tried out 8.04,

> where the Live CD did not even boot on my laptop.

>

> No one really told about the problems, and there may

> be some different which causes Ubuntu to jump into the

> BusyBox - but many solutions are suggested if you google

> for "initramfs" or (better) "BusyBox".

> It may be related to the detection of the boot partition,

> which may possibly fail due to HD setup problems.

>

> One thread to start with is here:

> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=765195

>

> It mostly means changing the boot options, which you

> can do in the boot menu after pressing F6.

>

> What you should do is removing the "quiet" and perhaps

> the "splash" option, so you get a more verbose boot

> output which can give a hint to your problem.

>

> For further help try the ubuntu forums themselves,

> as it is not a studio related problem, aso outside

> this specialised forum here you may find a broader

> resource of expertise regarding that HD/boot stuff.

>

> Hope that helps.

> Det

>

> Cristian Videla schrieb:

> > Hej!:

> > I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I decided to install it to

> > get involved into these Linux Plataform OS.

> > I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz

> > Memory: 750 Mb

> > 64 Mb video card

> > I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them, 80 Gb each one. I

> > installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO image I had downloaded

> > from Ubuntu's Official Page.

> > After having downloaded the image, I checked it by comparing it by

> > reading the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it up!, I

> > installed by using a Cd.

> > The installation was completely succesfull.

> > But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously removed), when i

> > picked up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message like

> > (initramfs) and a space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did

> > it happen? Does always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic

> > interface??? No?

> > I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I need some help, so

> > please...reply me soonn.

> > Thank you!.

> >

> > Cristian.

> >

> > Explore the seven wonders of the world Learn more!

> > <http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE

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On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Cristian Videla
<cristianvidela@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hej!:
> I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I decided to install it to get
> involved into these Linux Plataform OS.
> I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz
> Memory: 750 Mb
> 64 Mb video card
> I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them, 80 Gb each one. I
> installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO image I had downloaded
> from Ubuntu's Official Page.
> After having downloaded the image, I checked it by comparing it by reading
> the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it up!, I installed by
> using a Cd.
> The installation was completely succesfull.
> But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously removed), when i picked
> up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message like (initramfs) and a
> space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did it happen? Does
> always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic interface??? No?
> I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I need some help, so
> please...reply me soonn.
> Thank you!.
>
> Cristian.

If you type exit at the initramfs prompt does the machine successfully
boot? If so, are these HDs SATA? If so you may need to edit your
/boot/grub/menu.lst and add rootdelay=90 to the end of kernel line.
You can try a different number other than 90, maybe start with 30, but
from what I've experienced, 90 worked for me and I've seen others use
120.

My guess is the SATA controller is not initializing fast enough and so
the boot partition on the HD is not available soon enough. The
rootdelay will pause the boot process to allow the controller to
initialize.

May help and is worth a try to see if this fixes the problem.

Good luck,
Brian

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