Hi all, If anybody has any ideas on this one, I would be grateful...
I'm currently using 64-bit Debian Stretch, but was recommended to give Ubuntu a try. Since I use XFCE on Debian, I downloaded 64-bit Xubuntu 16.04.3 LTS via the torrent, verified a correct checksum, burned it to a DVD, and attempted an installation. All appeared to go just fine until I got an error message "Sorry an error occurred and it was not possible to install the bootloader in the specified location". This was setting the disk configuration manually (so as to keep existing data) and I'd selected my first (of four) hard drives for the bootloader. I was left with a screen giving me three options Choose a different device to install the bootloader on Continue without a bootloader Cancel the installation Now, I could select any of my four drives in option 1, or select options 2 or 3, but either clicking the OK button (or hitting ALT-O) with ANY of the above permutations had no effect. It *appeared* that the button was being pressed, i.e. it gave that appearance when clicked or ALT-O, but absolutely nothing happened, I just stayed stuck at that screen. The only way out that I could find was to hit the power button (I tried all four drives and all three options). I retried the installation once more with the same results, not surprisingly. So, I went back to my Debian Stretch media, and Debian installed again without any problem whatsoever, bootloader on the first hard drive. It seems to work just fine, that's what I'm running now. This is on an AMD Phenom II 6-core with 8 GB of memory, plenty of free disk space, etc. It seems very puzzling that the installation procedure does NOT seem to have hung, I can change between the three options, or select any of the four drives, but I just can't get the installation to run without that error, and can find no way out when the error occurs. Anybody have any ideas, please? Brian. -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
