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I am trying to install Ubuntu on a Netcom NC-499 board that contains a Vortex86DX processor. The processor vendor claims support for Ubuntu 10.04 but I am having problems installing it. I am trying to install to a 8GB compact flash card attached to the board with an IDE connector, using a USB connection CD-Rom drive and a burned ISO image obtained from this link http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04.0/ubuntu-10.04.3-desktop-i386.iso . Installation proceeds up to the point of around 78% but during the stage where the installer informs me that it is "configuring apt", the installer terminates with a popup dialog containing the following 

  "The installer encountered an unrecoverable error. A desktop session will 
    now be run so that you may investigate the problem or try installing again."

I have no idea what to do at this point. I am a Linux novice and I do not really know how to investigate the problems with the installation. I have configured the BIOS exactly according to how the vendor specifies and they assure me that this version is fully compatible with their hardware and yet I am unable to get a decent install. I am able to install Ubuntu 8.04 using exactly the same procedure successfully so I am sure there is no problem with my CD-Rom compatibility or the compact flash drive. Any help will be gratefully received.

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Well, the solution is to use the special 2.6.34 kernel DMP supplies here, which is required to install Ubuntu 10.04.

I don't know if your "vendor" is the manufacturer (DMP Taiwan), or a retailer/distributor, but DMP makes this fact perfectly clear on their support page:

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In any case, you should start with the latest Ubuntu 10.04.4 Alternate Install CD, available from this page. That way, the install is text based and any errors/problems are clearly shown, which we can help you troubleshoot.

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Just in case anyone ever tries to do this and has the same problems, the accepted answer to my other question Installing g++ on 8.04 enabled me to get 10.04 onto this board by first installing 8.04 and then upgrading to 10.04 using the distribution server given in that answer.

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