Installing Ubuntu 8.04 on the virtual machine

Once the virtual machine had been created, it should show up on your Virtual PC Console:

Start the Ubuntu VPC, and go to CD and choose Capture ISO Image  and select the ISO image of Ubuntu. select the Language.

Choose English by Default and hit Enter.

Next, you have 5 options:

1. Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer "" this option is good when you are running Ubuntu from a live CD.
2. Install Ubuntu "" physical installation of Ubuntu on the physical hard disk
3. Check for CD Defects "" check if anything is wrong on the installation CD
4. Test Memory "" self explanatory, it checks the memory for any problem.
5. Boot from first hand hard disk.

Here I encountered an error when selecting the Install Ubuntu option:

An unrecoverable processor error has been encountered.

The virtual machine will reset now.

Here is the way around this problem. when you get to the option to unstall Ubuntu, press F4 and choose Safe graphics mode. then choose the first option on the menu:Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer.

If you still get the same problem do this:

At the prompt, press F4 and select "Safe graphics mode".
then press F6.

Modify the following boot line:

"Boot Options seed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz quiet splash -" Delete the part that says "quiet splash "" -" and replace it with "vga=791 noreplace-paravirt"

Sure - This option will make your Ubuntu boot onto the GUI. Now you start installing the ubuntu on to your local hard Drive

Click on the Install folder.  The installation wizard should come up:

Select the language and click Forward.  Next Choose your location:  Continue the same and complete the installation.

here is the place you get into issue after successful installation of VPC Ubuntu.

When you reboot the VPC -

I got the dreaded error:

An unrecoverable processor error has been encountered.   The virtual machine will reset now.

fix the booting problem.

When booting Ubuntu, press the Esc key when the GRUB loading is displayed. You should get 3 boot options menu:

Make sure, Ubuntu 8.04.1, Kernel 2.6.24-19-generic is selected, and press the letter E on your keyboard. You should get to the following window, with 3 options again:

Press the letter E again on your keyboard. on next window, delete the last piece of code that says "quiet splash "" """ and replace it with "noreplace-paravirt"

Press enter, you should get back to the previous window. Press B on your keyboard, Ubuntu should load fine now.

Login using the Root account to change these settings

Now, we need to make this change permanently. After you logon to your Ubuntu GUI go to Applications then Accessories and open Terminal

Type the following command on terminal "sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst" enter you password when asked. When you get to the menu, scroll to the very bottom and look for the following code line:

Go to the end of the line code and change the last piece of code, from "quiet splash "" """ to "noreplace-paravirt" press CTRL + O to write, press ENTER to accept it, and press CTRL + X to exit out.

Now you have done the Successful installation of Ubuntu 8.04 on VPC 2007.

Thanks
E.Ravi