I've just been having this same problem with Ubutnu Dapper 6.06 LTS on an Acer Travelmate 360 series (model number MS2105).
I assume at some stage of the default install it's trying to invoke X or otherwise do something with the video subsystem, and it's failint to do the right thing. I can see the HD light still whirring away for some time after this point. Unfortunately waiting for that to stop and then doing an Alt-SysRq sync/unmount/boot doesn't lead to a bootable system (actually this may be incorrect I forgot at this stage I'd left Netboot before HD boot in the BIOS). Anyway, a workaround, if you know what you're doing with aptitude afterwards, is to: 1) On bootup type 'server<return>' to get the minimal install, so you can at least login using text mode after the initial reboot to the now on-HD system. 2) aptitude install ~tubuntu-desktop (or whichever task you want) 3) Configure X etc... Although I'm still running through this atm and I personally know enough to get the system running in the end something needs changing in the install scripts so as not to futz with video like that. The 'server' install definitely did not have anysuch problem, so it's something in the default install. For reference this was installing using the files at: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ >From a Debian Stable (sarge) machine using the 'dhcp' package for a DHCP server and 'atftpd' for a TFTP server. I subsequently was using the gb.archive.ubuntu.com repository as a source for installation. In the forseeable short-term I'm willing to diagnose things in more detail, and try out patched installers, to try and track down the exact cause. Give me step by step instructions :). -- [Dapper-20060531] install fails,crashes: locks up at 90% of the installation on ACER TravelMate 240 https://launchpad.net/bugs/50763 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
