Comment 30 for bug 263543

I downloaded ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso a couple of weeks ago and I get an identical problem. The installation process stops shortly after displaying "Booting the kernel" and shows the error message:
    BUG: Int 14 : CR2 ffb41000
and then locks up.

The system has an Asus P5QL motherboard with a Core 2 Duo E8500 and 4 GB RAM.

It's disappointing to see that, although this bug appears to have been known about for some months, there is no mention of it in the 8.10 release notes.