Kernel Panic while booting Ubuntu 14.04.1 Live USB, on Lenovo G50-70

Question

Recently I received a Windows computer as a gift. Now I am trying to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 8.1.

After using Universal USB installer to create a bootable flash drive from Ubuntu 14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso. I attempted to try Ubuntu without installing it to make sure it worked okay.

After my computer showed the ubuntu startup screen, the kernel crashed with an error.

Computer specifics:

Windows 8.1
Intel Core i5-4210U
Lenovo G50-70

Here's a screenshot of the error message: error

Edit: After creating a bootable flash drive via LiLi from ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso, booting was successful.

Welcome to AskUbuntu. Please edit your question and add the error message. — MadMike, Feb 26 '15 at 23:31
Disable UEFI and/or SecureBoot. On your BIOS, try to load the default values before attempting this. — Ismael Miguel, Feb 27 '15 at 02:40
@TheBestOne Try to force Puppylinux or Debian to boot. And try with UNetBoootin (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/) instead of Universal USB Installer. — Ismael Miguel, Feb 27 '15 at 09:12
@IsmaelMiguel I was able to get it to work. Thank you for your concern. — TheNumberOne, Feb 27 '15 at 12:59
Can you please share with us what you did to get it up and running? — Ismael Miguel, Feb 27 '15 at 13:35

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 27 '15 at 00:32

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Given the kernel panic you've shown (the Windows one might help as well), I would have to wager that this is a memory / RAM issue.

What you should do for the time being to pinpoint the actual issue:

Reboot your machine.
When the boot menu shows up (shown below), select the first Memory Test.
Let it run. Note any errors.

Please post back with any info from the test(s).

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answered Feb 27 '15 at 00:32

My Windows OS is working perfectly fine :) The grub on the live USB doesn't have those memory test options. I did an extensive memory test in Windows and found no problems with my computer. – TheNumberOne Feb 27 '15 at 02:10
Sorry about that. I neglected the fact that you're booting from USB. :) See this link: http://askubuntu.com/questions/187573/memtest-with-ubuntu-12-04-live-cd – Feb 27 '15 at 02:17
The kernel crashes before I can reach the language menu mentioned by the answer. Check disk for defects is available from grub. It merely restarts my computer. – TheNumberOne Feb 27 '15 at 02:33
Hmmmm...Now I'm stumped :( Anyone have any ideas? – Feb 27 '15 at 02:34
I'm going to attempt to try it with ubuntu-14.04.2. If it works, I'll comment down here. – TheNumberOne Feb 27 '15 at 02:36
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Hmm... It worked. – TheNumberOne Feb 27 '15 at 03:36
Nice! :) Dunno why that happened to begin with... – Feb 27 '15 at 04:41

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 27 '15 at 15:42

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Downloading the newest version(14.04.2) and then using LiLi to create the live USB successfully solved the problem.

answered Feb 27 '15 at 15:42

TheNumberOne

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Kernel Panic while booting Ubuntu 14.04.1 Live USB, on Lenovo G50-70

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