Ubuntu – Error “fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed”

11.04acerboot

I am trying to install Ubuntu for the first time.

Version = 11.04 Hardware = Acer Travelmate 4050

I can boot from USB or CD and it loads fine.

I have installed and reinstalled several times from both USB and CD and it completes correctly.

However, when I boot from the HDD I get the above error
I don't see any errors like "kernel panic" mentioned elsewhere.

It happens whether I boot with AC adapter in or out and also with adapter in but battery out.

Not sure how to get further info to help with diagnosis
Suggestions?

Best Answer

Here are a few things you can try - edit into your question with results if any either does or doesn't work.

  • Some more detail info about your laptop might give some advice on what to try next. Booting from Live CD/USB...

    ...Open a terminal and type

    lspci

    and

    lsusb

    and

    sudo lshw

    Copy and paste the results into your question.

  • Try turning off both power management and graphics driver loading during booting. To do this, edit /etc/default/grub, find the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= line, and add acpi=off nomodeset xforcevesa. That is, the new line will probably look like:

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=off nomodeset xforcevesa"

  • After that, run:

    sudo update-grub

    You can use this AU question to guide you through these two steps.

  • Then enter your BIOS settings - have a look at the following bios settings and try toggling the values one at a time and see if you can boot (assuming these options exist):

    a. Legacy USB Support
    b. Disk Management/SATA/IDE Compatability Mode

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