Why does the Ubutu 14.04.1 Desktop AMD64 tell me "(initramds) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system"?

Asked Sep 28 '14 at 13:10

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I'm trying to install Ubuntu onto new built PC without an OS. I burned Ubuntu 14.04.1 Desktop AMD64 onto a disc and inserted that into the disk drive and set the boot priority to the disk drive first.

Now I will go through the boot process second by second for diagnostic purposes.

0 - 15: This: enter image description here

15 - 40: Purple square at top left of screen with black background.

40 - 100: Ubuntu loading screen: enter image description here

100 - indefinate: There's a purple square at the top left corner of the screen with a £ inside it. Underneath that, it says:

BusyBox v1.12.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1) built-in shell(ash)

Enter 'help' for a list of built in commands.
(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system

edited Sep 28 '14 at 13:15

s3lph

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asked Sep 28 '14 at 13:10

Jeremy Bobbin

Do you use a DVD or USB? – s3lph Sep 28 '14 at 13:15
I'm using a DVD. – Jeremy Bobbin Sep 28 '14 at 13:20
Try putting the ISO on an empty USB stick (at least 2GB) using http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ – s3lph Sep 28 '14 at 13:20
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The provided information are not sufficient for troubleshooting. Note that there is an issue on some Gigabyte mainboards with the IOMMU. vote to close
possible duplicate of "unable to find a medium containing a live file system" error when installing
– LiveWireBT Jan 08 '15 at 07:56

Why does the Ubutu 14.04.1 Desktop AMD64 tell me "(initramds) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system"?

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