[ltp] Installing Ubuntu on old Thinkpad i1720

[rrkrr]

That's the one I've been using.  The problem is that there is some bug
in the ata_piix bus driver that can't maintain a link to the CDROM drive
if that drive is idle for more than a minute or so - so the install
always fails.

Thanks,
Bob

Chris Schumann wrote:
> rrkrr wrote:
> <munch>
>> I would appreciate any ideas for making a clean install of Ubuntu (or
>> Xubuntu) 8.10 work.
>
> You might try the alternate install CD. It installs in text mode, and
> requires fewer resources.
>
> Best,
> Chris