kernel panic on edgy RC

do you have ubuntu-desktop and ubuntu-minimal installed? if not, please install them and try again.

I assume the live CDs have both ubuntu minimal and ubuntu desktop installed, but for the system installed on my hard disk I did a minimal install from breezy then dist-upgraded to dapper then edgy, so that I would have less to download. I'll install ubuntu-desktop and report what happens.

With all the updates applied and ubuntu-desktop and ubuntu-minimal installed the same error occurs. I'm now going to dig out my motherboard manual to find the chipset model and disk controller etc, as I think those may be relevant.

Is this linked to https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.17/+bug/61848 at all?

The bug linked to seems to affect VIA chipsets, like my system, but there seems to be a duplicate of that (linked in the comments there) which has a fix released, but that fixed bug relates to 64-bit systems.

that has been unmarked as duplicate, as in fact it is not 64-bit related; please see the workarounds I've found to work for me in the other bug report (I hope for you that they will); if those will work, this must be definitely a duplicate ;)

I've tried to flip every switch in my BIOS on the power management screen, and nothing seemed to make a difference. There was no option to completely turn it off, though.

This error does not occur in the 2.6.19-6 kernel in feisty, but I don't know if Ubuntu specific patches have yet to be applied which may be in 2.6.17-x.

I suspect this is a duplicate of 63134. Please mark this as as such if you agree.

About 63134:
* VIA chipset related
* There's a workaround: use "acpi=force" as boot parameter.
* The stable kernel.org kernels have had a fix for it for about a month.

Assigning against proper kernel and are you still getting this error in edgy final?

This does happen in edgy final, and using acpi=force as a boot parameter works on the live/desktop install CD, so I have marked it as a duplicate. I have not been able to test it on an installed version on this system since I am now using dapper as my OS, but I am sure that it would be the same.

acpi=force and noapic or panic still _now_
bye

The 18 month support period for Edgy Eft 6.10 has reached its end of life. As a result, we are closing the linux-source-2.6.17 Edgy Eft kernel task. However, development has already began for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. It would be helpful if you could test the upcoming release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . If the issue still exists, please update this report by changing the Status of the "linux" task from "Incomplete" to "New". We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Thanks!