[LUNI] Linux on Intel Atom CPU based systems ...

[Arun Khan]

Anyone tried installing Ubuntu/Linux Mint (or for that matter any Linux 
distro) on an Intel Atom cpu based system?  

FWIW, the motherboard is Intel D945GCLF (mini ITX).

I have copied the LiveCD iso, Ubuntu 8.04.1 and Linux Mint 5r1 (using a 
special tool unetbootin-eeeubuntu-linux-238) to a 1GB USB pen drive.  

The system boots from the LiveUSB, grub loads with it's menu.  It boots 
the kernel but then the system drops into an "initramfs" prompt with a 
busybox prompt.

I have verified the LiveUSB pen drive on my ASUS eeePC, the netbook 
boots with both the Live distros eliminating the possibility of any 
corruption in the Live image.  The eeePC sports an Intel Celeron cpu.

Any ideas/clues what could be wrong?

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Arun Khan