On 23/04/12 18:37, Pete Smout wrote:
Ubuntu will not install on any of the 3 machines tried on so far! Gets as far as asking for user name / psswd and then says error! tried 2 different downloads so I think its the system not the .iso image
Does it run OK from the live-CD? It's worth trying this. You would not be asked for user name/password until it was ready to install on the host machine, and then it would only stop with some sort of message that would tell you what is wrong - not just 'error' - are you saying it hangs after you have given it a username and password to use in the new installation? I just wonder if the existing partitioning or something is getting in the way?
I've been running it on my desktop since Alpha 1 and I'm delighted with it. Unity is fantastic on a desktop once you are used to it. My wife still has 10.04 on her machine and I really find it hard going when I have to use it. I've now installed 12.04 on my netbook and again am delighted with it. I will be very surprised if there isn't something simple getting in the way of your install.
I really hope we can help you to sort it. Can you get into the commandline and tell anything from there while you are trying to install?
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