10.04 Hanging At Purple Screen

[simpleeddie]

Hi there,

My problem is with the new Ubuntu 10.04 Installer, and the Plymouth Bootloader.

I have installed Ubuntu plenty of times before on my hardware setup, so 10.04 shouldn't be significantly different, however I can't seem to get it to go past the purple screen with the red dots.

If i let it sit there for a while, then press an arrow key, it takes me to the text which is as follows:

(process:404) : GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user(0)
unable to open '/dev/mapper/nvidia_afgjfcea'
unable to open '/dev/sda'
unable to open '/dev/sdb'
cp: read error : Input/output error
strict.pm did not return a true value at /usr/bin/debconf-communicate line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/debconf-communicate line 6.

It doesn't get any further than this, and every time i switch back and forth it repeats the same message from 'cp: read error : Input/output error'

Please help me get this to work, I really want to upgrade to 10.04

Thanks

[tipiglen]

same here.

Trying to install on Fujitsu Siemens amiloPro V2020.

CD starts, and hangs. Message

(process:202): GLib WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)
strict.pm did not return a true value at /usr/bin/debconf-communicate line 6.

time after time. The cd works OK on another computer.

Check disk for errors gives
'errors were found in 1 files - press any key to reboot your computer'

Not very helpful!

[CinemaScope]

I get the same "GliB" warning. I usually get an Ubuntu distro after a few months after it's been out, this is the first time I've eagerly got the latest the moment it came out! Do you think this will be sorted out? Will it be clearly posted when it's done? I have to get Win 7 for my new computer build, and I can't say how depressing that decision was! The computer was specifically built for Ubuntu...

I managed to get 10.4 installed on an old (old) machine without problem. Frustrating.

[davidmohammed]

what's your graphics card?

First line of attack would be booting with

nomodeset

if you have ATI/nvidia graphics

or

i915.modeset=1

for intel i8xxx cards

or

i915.modeset=0.

For nvidia - use the proprietary drives in hardware manager and then try removing nomodeset.

[frankbooth]

Has anyone had any luck with this? I've been getting the following error (tried with two different CD's just in case):

(process: 387)
GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)
stdin: error 0

[SoftPops]

Has anyone had any luck with this? I've been getting the following error (tried with two different CD's just in case):

(process: 387)
GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)
stdin: error 0

I am getting exactly the same problem. Will be keeping an eye on this thread to see if a solution appears. All I am trying to at the moment is to boot from the CD to have look at 10.04 before deciding whether to reinstall or upgrade.

Happy Days.