Comment 2 for bug 1299408

I just tried with 13.10. I got nearly the same result.

The result of 13.10 differed in that I *could* dismiss the same message box after it was presented. With 14.04, I could not dismiss the message box (even with multiple clicks).

On 13.10, once the message box was dismissed, the "Time Zone" step abruptly changed/rewound to "Installation Type". However, I could not get beyond installation type. It seems the SATA II controller (with chip SIL3124-2) confused the setup program at that step. Eventually, it just hung (too much knob turning, I suppose).

It appears I was able to install Ubuntu 12.04 on this machine. I say that because the "Installation Type" screen picked up the old Ubuntu 12.04 and the device mapper. So 12.04 worked, and something broke before or at 13.10.

Unfortunately, I cannot use 12.04 any longer because something is blown out. I only get a black screen after booting (and the black screen is not a command prompt). Its like the Xorg or whatever controls video is broken (hence the reason I'm trying to install a newer version of Ubuntu).