i ended up installing from a standard dapper ubuntu cdrom and then upgrading to edgy and kde.
during the process the old log files was erased and i forgot to make copies. sorry about that By the way, i pretty sure the partition process worked well and the partman log file was ok. And as fas as i know there was nothing interesting in the syslog file. but i understand that you need these files to debug next time i'll attach these files... -- [Kubuntu edgy rc] progress bar stays à 0% https://launchpad.net/bugs/67328 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs