Same problem: UBUNTU logo shows, progress bar reaches the end, then the system hangs. Sometimes a black screen, sometimes some garbled pixels, sometimes a message that X couldn't start followed by a blinking cursor and no access to the command line.
I've got an AMD64 system, but I'm installing the i386 version of Edgy. Processor: AMD64 3400+ Motherboard: DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D Video Card: ATI Radeon X800 XL -- Install 6:10 RC Failure: Black screen at Live Desktop Stage https://launchpad.net/bugs/67487 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs