Only "quit" available after keyboard selection during installation

[fcolcord]

I tried to install Intrepid Alpha 4 on Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop.
I got as far as choosing the keyboard (confirming UK).
The only option was Quit. Previous and Next were greyed out.

I downloaded the ISO today.

[Steve McCarthy (smccart6)]

I've always notice that this step seems to take longer than others and that if you wait, it works itself out. Does that sound like a possibility? Or no, it never moves on no matter how long you wait.

[fcolcord (fcolcord)]

Hi Steve,

I left it running twice. First time for about 20-30 min, then about an hour.

I then checked the machine, and it only had 512 MB RAM, so I installed
Xubuntu. 8.04 Runs great.

My suggestion is that the installation script should check RAM and
suggest Xubuntu if less than 1 GB.

thanks,

Frank

2008/8/31 Steve McCarthy <email address hidden>:
> I've always notice that this step seems to take longer than others and
> that if you wait, it works itself out. Does that sound like a
> possibility? Or no, it never moves on no matter how long you wait.
>
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> Only "quit" available after keyboard selection during installation
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262724
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> of the bug.
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[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in ubiquity.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

512 MB should be considerably *more* than enough RAM to install any variant of Ubuntu. 1 GB would be overkill by a factor of three or four.

Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this bug, following the directions in http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs? Thanks in advance.

[fcolcord (fcolcord)]

OK, I've read the wiki page.

Thanks for the instructions.

I'll go through the steps again when I retrieve the laptop. Probably
after next weekend.

If you want me to wait a particular length of time before cancelling,
please let me know.

If I don't hear from anyone, I'll just cancel out after I get stuck
again without waiting.

regards,

Frank

2008/9/14 Colin Watson <email address hidden>:
> 512 MB should be considerably *more* than enough RAM to install any
> variant of Ubuntu. 1 GB would be overkill by a factor of three or four.
>
> Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this
> bug, following the directions in
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Only "quit" available after keyboard selection during installation
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262724
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

It really shouldn't take very long, and if Previous and Next are greyed out that implies something has broken, not that it's just taking a long time. Give it a minute or so at most.

[Kariem Hussein (kariem)]

I have the same issue here with a clean installation on an Acer Travelmate 8204. Tried several times now with some minutes in between (it really should not take longer than a minute). Attaching the log files.

[Kariem Hussein (kariem)]

And partman.

[Kariem Hussein (kariem)]

Attaching clean log files, after running the CD check, restarting, and waiting for about 5 minutes for the partitioner to start. It seems all partitions are detected correctly, but the partitioner does not start. Last time I installed Ubuntu on this machine (instead of upgrading) was for Dapper, and I don't remember any such issue.

[Kariem Hussein (kariem)]

Sorry for the spam. Forgot to say that my problems occurred while trying to install the final version of Intrepid - this bug was initially filed for alpha 4.

[Kariem Hussein (kariem)]

As nobody seems to care, I just have to post a workaround for others facing that problem: it works fine on my machine using the alternate CD and the text-based installer.

[[e-mail] (olin-atkinsontech)]

I am running in to this same problem installing jaunty on a Lenovo T500 laptop. I have tried it multiple times and have let it go for as long as an hour. The buttons never become active but there is a lot of diak activity, and the processor stays at arround 60%. I have tried it from a cd and a usb thumb drive. I am going to try the alternate cd now.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]