It appears the underlying problem is the install getting messed up with partitioning/swap - I fought with this and this was my soultion:
boot live CD open Konsole execute "sudo su -" (this will put you at the command prompt as root) execute "passwd root" enter a password for root type "exit" execute "su -" enter your root password (check to make sure it works for upcoming single user) as root execute "init 1" (drop to single user - you should be prompted for root password for maintenance) wipe out any existing partition table - execute "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1k count=63" (I had a weird Mac NewWorld disk label there) repartition using "cfdisk" - setup 10000MB for root on sda1 and remainder for swap on sda2 (type 82/83) Note: I tried fdisk - this is not like the Linux fdisk I am used to (another Mac looking/NewWorld thing) Set the partition types to sda1=Linux(type 83), sda2=swap(type 83) (L lists partition types) create block devices for partitions: "cd /dev/; mknod sda1 b 8 1; mknod sda2 b 8 2" format root partition: "mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sda1" initialize swap: "mkswap /dev/sda2" activate swap: "swapon /dev/sda2" type "exit" this should bring you back to the Live CD environment open Konsole and execute "top" to watch activity click on install select manual paritioning - specify "/" for the root mount point you'll likey be forced to reformat / - that's ok ignore warnings about "NewWorld" disk label click continue and watch the install complete The above worked for me - your mileage will likely vary.... [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Feisty desktop install for PS3 hangs when installing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106683 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
