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Newbie installation issue

Asked by Joshua Mrozek

After trying Ubuntu in VMware, I decided I liked the environment and decided to give Ubuntu/Linux a go as a secondary OS. I've successfully created and was able to boot up using the USB install process. However, every time I boot up I get an error:

udevd[XXX]: timeout: killing '/sbin/modprobe -bv pci:v000010DEd00001081sv00003842sd00001570bc03sc00i00' [XXX]

The [XXX] codes are different each time I attempt to install, but the error is the same every time. I've attempted to remove all my PCI attachments with the exception of my video cards (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 x2, SLI configuration) which I also attempted to remove the SLI bridge from with no change.

At this point I'm lost as I've never touched anything but Win OS. To put this into full perspective of how "newbie" I am at this point - I had to google how to open the Terminal windown while messing around in VMware. >.<

That said, any "dumbed down" advice (aka each step spelled out like talking to a 5 yr old ;p) on how I can resolve this would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Attempting to install Ubuntu 11.10 desktop x64
Thanks in advance for both the help and the patience with this newbie.

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Joshua Mrozek (chaosinc2) said : 		#1

Just reread and think I need to clarify. I have NOT had a successful installation at this point. Everytime I try to INSTALL (not boot) I receive the error.

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Zach Grogg (yearomonkey) said : 		#2

Okay, here's the 5-year-old setup instructions. :)

Is your CPU a 32bit or 64bit? Installing a 32 on a 64 is a waste of power, Installing a 64 on a 32 doesn't work. If your CPU is older, it might be a 32bit. If it was made within the last few years it is probably a 64bit. Check in your Control Panel in Windows and go to System and see the specs.

Is your install CD corrupt? When you have a 700MB file you downloaded off the internet, it isn't uncommon for a flux in power to mess up a few bits. If you have the ability, I would suggest that you check the MD5 of the file.

Most Linux distributions like Ubuntu come with most hardware drivers preinstalled, so you really don't need to worry about removing your PCI devices and such.

Lastly, are you setting this up as a dual-boot system? You could possibly be running into partitioning problems, especially if your Windows is taking up the entire disc.

Good luck and ask questions!

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Joshua Mrozek (chaosinc2) said : 		#3

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T (3.32 GHz) - 64bit

ISO MD5: signatures match (I work as a slot technician so familiar with matching SHA/MD5 :D)

I am attempting dual boot with Windows 7 HP. I have shrunk 200GB of space (overkill, I know) and left it as unallocated space for the install.

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Zach Grogg (yearomonkey) said : 		#4

Same CPU here, Internet high-five!

As for your problem, I am pretty stumped. The best I can say is try to install a fresh copy over the old one and hope for the best. I've installed lots of different Linuxs and have never had a single problem that wasn't covered by one of my previous answers.

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Joshua Mrozek (chaosinc2) said : 		#5

Well that is less than helpful. Tried the DVD iso image to USB, same issue with an added message:

udevd[XXX]: timeout: killing '/sbin/modprobe -bv pci:v000010DEd00001081sv00003842sd00001570bc03sc00i00' [XXX] terminated by signal 9 (Killed)

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Joshua Mrozek (chaosinc2) said : 		#6

Full computer specs:

MB: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 AM3+ 990FX
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T (3.32 GHz) - 64bit
RAM: 4x 4BG DDR3 SDRAM (PC3 12800)
HDD: Western Digital 2TB 7200 RPM SATA (6.0Gb/s)
Video: 2x GeForce GTX 570 in SLI
Sound: Omega Striker 7.1 PCI

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Chris (fabricator4) said : 		#7

udev is the device manager for Linux. udevd is a daemon that passes events to udev. It does seem to be getting hung up on a PCI device that it expects to be there. The lines immediately before the error message may give some clue as to what it is doing at the time. Error messages on their own in this context (ie "boot") can be misleading. It could be timing, BIOS, or some other hardware problem that is tripping you up.

The only thing I can suggest is get the alternate menu (press space when you see the tiny human logo at the bottom of the screen), the press F6 for the boot Options and try acpi=off, noapic, and nolapic in that order. This isn't the solution, but if you can get it to boot it might give some indication to where the problem is.

Try resetting the BIOS, setting the BIOS to failsafe defaults (if it has this setting - will be sloooow) and look carefully at the BIOS settings especially timings and things that are likely to cause problems. Also Google for any specific problems with the GA-990FXA-UD5, however I couldn't finding anything on a few quick searches.

Chris

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Joshua Mrozek (chaosinc2) said : 		#8

I finally got the thing working! It was either one of two things:

1) I had my USB stick in a 3.0 port
2) Linux 3.0.0-16 didn't like my video card

Either way, here were the steps I needed to do to fix it:

1) Install Ubuntu 10.04 (via USB 2.0, do NOT use 3.0 or it'll bug out)
2) Do all upgrades to 11.04
3) Starting in 11.04 with Linux 3.0.0-16 didn't work, load under Linux 2.6.35-32 from grub
4) Open terminal, run 'sudo apt-get install'
5) Allow it to delete files (at least in my case, had one residual file)
6) Install NVIDIA drivers
7) Restart
9) Load into Linux 3.0.0-16
10) PROFIT!!!

Not sure how many of these steps may have been redundant or unnecessary, but this is what finally allowed me to fix the problem (and post this response from Ubuntu ;p)

Thanks for the suggestions to those who provided them. Granted, the problem wasn't solved, but the help was appreciated none-the-less.