ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed

Exit code 139 is a segmentation fault; in this particular context, that basically means that there's been a problem reading from the CD, and the squashfs errors in your logs support that theory. This is generally due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, rather than being an installer bug as such. It may help to clean the CD/DVD, to burn the CD/DVD at a lower speed, or to clean the CD/DVD drive lens (cleaning kits are often available from electronics suppliers).

That said, there's a kernel oops in this syslog, which the kernel team should look at.

This appears to be related to a CD media defect, or a host memory problem. The kernel fault is quite fundamental. I suggest running the memory test first, then the media check to make sure your platform is sane.

So i should use the memory test on the install CD? I have re-burned the CD
at the slowest speed and i am now going to test the memory to determine
where the problem might be.

On 3/29/07, Tim Gardner <email address hidden> wrote:
> This appears to be related to a CD media defect, or a host memory
> problem. The kernel fault is quite fundamental. I suggest running the
> memory test first, then the media check to make sure your platform is
> sane.
>
> --
> ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/97675
>

Yes. Use the memory test on the install CD.

On 3/29/07, Ryan <email address hidden> wrote:
> So i should use the memory test on the install CD? I have re-burned the CD
> at the slowest speed and i am now going to test the memory to determine
> where the problem might be.
>
>
> On 3/29/07, Tim Gardner <email address hidden> wrote:
> > This appears to be related to a CD media defect, or a host memory
> > problem. The kernel fault is quite fundamental. I suggest running the
> > memory test first, then the media check to make sure your platform is
> > sane.
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed
> > https://launchpad.net/bugs/97675
> >
>
> --
> ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/97675
>

test 5 reported 6 errors - i assume this means that I have a bad stick of
memory that could have caused this problem. If you have any suggestions to
correcting the problem please let me know. Thanks for the help.

On 3/29/07, Phillip Lougher <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Yes. Use the memory test on the install CD.
>
>
> On 3/29/07, Ryan <email address hidden> wrote:
> > So i should use the memory test on the install CD? I have re-burned the
> CD
> > at the slowest speed and i am now going to test the memory to determine
> > where the problem might be.
> >
> >
> > On 3/29/07, Tim Gardner <email address hidden> wrote:
> > > This appears to be related to a CD media defect, or a host memory
> > > problem. The kernel fault is quite fundamental. I suggest running the
> > > memory test first, then the media check to make sure your platform is
> > > sane.
> > >
> > > --
> > > ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed
> > > https://launchpad.net/bugs/97675
> > >
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed
> > https://launchpad.net/bugs/97675
> >
>
> --
> ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/97675
>

An application of cash seems appropriate :)

If you have more than one DIMM, it is always worth testing them individually to pin-point the bad DIMM.

When removing DIMMs or testing them individually make sure you observe any motherboard restrictions. Normally if you have more than one DIMM on a channel they must be matched, and if you're testing a single DIMM, there is often a recommended slot to put it.

If or once you've identified the offending DIMM, try to reinstall.

Obviously keep in mind you may have a faulty DIMM slot or motherboard. Although this is less likely than a faulty DIMM.

I was actually able to solve this problem by chaging BIOS settings,
specifically I changed

"Configure SDRAM by SPD" from disabled to Enabled
"SDRAM frequency" changed to Auto
"SDRAM Command Rate" changed from 1T to 2T

I think this was just an issue of the ram not being able to keep up with the
commands

On 3/29/07, Phillip Lougher <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Obviously keep in mind you may have a faulty DIMM slot or motherboard.
> Although this is less likely than a faulty DIMM.
>
> --
> ubuntu 6.10 installer crashed
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/97675
>