i did a comparison of the installer`s kernel .config with the kernel .config of my working system - and they appear nearly identical:
3c3 < # Linux/i386 3.11.0-12-generic Kernel Configuration --- > # Linux/i386 3.11.0-13-generic Kernel Configuration 68c68 < CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE="Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3" --- > CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE="Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6" 5435c5435 < CONFIG_USB_OTG=y --- > # CONFIG_USB_OTG is not set 5703d5702 < CONFIG_USB_ZERO_HNPTEST=y 6717a6717 > CONFIG_DM_RAID45=m so i would confirm the suspicion that the problem must be related to the bootloader somehow. but the question is if syslinux makes the kernel fail boot or if grub has something "inside" which avoids the kernel fail to boot. if PAE cpu flag is not available in some processor`s CPUID, i wonder why the kernel can boot. does linux kernel not check for cpu flags and does it detect pae capability differently (i.e. more reliable?) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930447 Title: Unable to start Ubuntu 12.04 live CD with syslinux loader on Pentium M x86 Laptop due to bug in PAE kernel, initramfs or syslinux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/syslinux/+bug/930447/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
