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I'm attempting to install Ubuntu from a 12.04 live CD.

A few boots have gotten me (initframs) in BusyBox. During one attempt, it actually said it had loaded Ubuntu and gave me a command prompt, before quickly taking it away.

After the working attempt, the HDD was removed from the BIOS menu for some reason, but was auto-detected on a boot into Windows.

I haven't got a clue what I'm doing wrong. I don't get the little Ubuntu graphical splash while it boots either, but F6 (or rather spamming many keys) will display a list of the various [starting]/[stopping] it's doing.

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Installation has completed successfully using Lubuntu. I encountered the same errors during two attempts and the third completed the install and brought up a GUI. I do not know what the issue was, but Lubuntu seems to have found a way around it. – Corn Sep 4 '12 at 3:51

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