Hi,

When I start linux (Ubuntu, from Live CD) I get this message which I do not know is error or not -

100Gb SATA HDD Shadowed
nVidia Shadowed

Then there are a series of 8 error messages -

[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 0 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 1 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 2 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 3 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 4 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 5 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 6 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 7 of ....
[some hexa address] Cannot allocate region 0 of device...

Does anyone know what this means? I am stuck with this part and I know if I install Ubuntu again, I will land up Linux without GUI.

My machine is pavvilion dv5000 series with -
intel duo core
SATA HDD 100GB
nVidia geforce go 7400

Thanks
AJ

There's a few things that are unclear to me.
- Do you have any shadowing enabled in your BIOS.
If so, what happens if you unset those settings?
- Does the Live CD boot up, or does it halt?
If it halts, does it halt right after these messages?
- Are there any errors preceding these?
- Does the Live CD allow you to enter boot arguments so you can bypass some checks?
- Did you try another Live CD like KNOPPIX?