Jeff Epler's blog 2009-12-31T15:23:14Z Photos, electronics, cnc, and more Jeff Eplerjepler@unpythonic.net Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on TA790GX XE + AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2009-12-31T15:23:14Z 2009-12-31T15:23:14Z https://gamma.unpythonic.net/01262272994 <a href="http://communitycrops.org/">Ingrid's organization</a> got a grant to pay for all-new desktop PCs. The systems aren't particularly cutting-edge, so I didn't anticipate problems installing the systems. To my horror, 32-bit Ubuntu 9.10 consistently blackscreened when trying to boot the live CD. Booting without 'splash quiet', the last message was the unhelpful &quot;Disabling lockdep due to kernel taint&quot;. Short answer: boot Linux with 'nomce' and/or install a BIOS update. Read on for more details.