Had to deal with this problem installing Xubuntu 16.04. It happened on a specific machine, but it was replicated with different USB sticks, with different ISOs.
Previously, there was a 250 GB failing Xubuntu extended partition with a root mount point and Swap, and a 10GB NTFS partition with backups. What DID work for me: What Codeslinger (#88) suggested and Dan Kegel (#122) confirmed: mounting another (not related at all) partition. In my case, I mounted the NTFS partition in /media/foo. When I reached "Preparing to install Ubuntu", a dialog appeared asking if I wanted to unmount it. I replied "No", and for the first time the installation dialog didn't freeze loading the next step. The rest of the installation was completely normal. What did NOT work for me: - Deleting the previously failing Xubuntu extended partition. - Unselecting the "install updates" option. - Unselecting the "install third party software" option. - Changing language (I was installing it in spanish and thought maybe it was that, but it wasn't). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080701 Title: After 'Preparing to install Ubuntu' screen, raring installation hangs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubiquity/+bug/1080701/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
