Comment 4 for bug 224431

Hi
I am an amateur user of Linux, and I faced the same problem of freeze at 5% . I tried downloading the installer from the internet and booted from pen drive, and tried the same from CD also. But I face the problem with both 8.10 and 9.04. Could you enlighten me on the "alternate" installer method in more layman terms? Is there some other fix or easy way out?

Though I've installed ubuntu couple of times on several desktops and Acer laptop, I've never faced any issue with partitioning. I am observing this problem for the first time on my HP Pavilion laptop. Does that mean the issue is specific to HP laptop hardware?