[TriLUG] ubuntu 6.06.1 install fails

[Craig Taylor]

I forget which terminal the error logging is done at but if you hit
Ctrl-Alt F1 through F8 you should, on a couple of them, get some more
detailed information about the install. On one it should show the
packages being installed and their current progress. On another, I
believe it will show any errors that it encounters during the install.
 Reproducing those messages here (at least the last 3-4 lines of each
screen ) should help diagnose it.

You might also try going into the advanced settings and choose text
install & other options. The only problems I've had (recently) with
installs has been due to graphic card issues.

Hope that helps,

- Craig Taylor

On 3/24/07, J.C. Jones <jonesjc at intrex.net> wrote:
> All,
>
> I have installed ubuntu 6.06.1 on two pc's, one as dual boot with
> xp-home and one as a standalone with no other o/s on the system. From
> this I am reasonably sure that my install cd is okay, but I am
> attempting to install to a third pc that is running win-xp/home. It has
> a sata drive.
>
> The install shows no problems at the beginning, does the partitioning
> thing and then starts the install.
>
> Around the fifty percent mark, it stalls. I have left it in stall
> condition for over three hours with no change, no stop or error
> messages. I have attempted this install with similar results each time (
> 1. stall at 44 percent, 2. stall at 44 percent 3. stall at 52 percent ).
>
> Any thoughts on things to look for, where to get install log when system
> has stalled, etc would be helpful
>
> Thanks in Advance.
>
> I would give more details on the system, but the system is at church and
> I am at home. I will have more details later, if I can figure out how to
> recover install info. I will most like use either knoppix or ebcd to get
> system info tomorrow. Any advance help will be useful.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> jcj
>
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