Update: I just tried installing the AMD64 version of Kubuntu (which had installed fine on a Socket AM2 PC just beforehand) and it also froze at the 90% Detecting Hardware part of installation.
Is there a problem with ubiquity & Socket 754 motherbaords (with VIA chipset)? -- installation fails leaving PC unbootable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349937 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs