I think this issue I had when upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 (USB install) is related to this one.
I attached the /var/log/installer/debug file in this comment. The upgrading was around 95% complete when the progress bar stuck saying something like "Trying to update old packages. Wait...". I waited around 15 minutes when I saw this button near the progress bar letting me skip this point. I skiped, a small terminal window below the bar showed up and it was something related to Ubiquity (maybe this is all loged, but I don't know where) Then the upgrade finished and I was able to drive the new Ubuntu version, without any big issue. ** Attachment added: "/var/log/installer/debug" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1309226/+attachment/4087551/+files/debug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309226 Title: Failed Ubuntu 14.04 installation. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1309226/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs