[Bug 1315253] Re: Can't re-install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

[Phil Welch]

Presumably this issue has been circumvented one way or the other, but
just in case and for others with the same problem, here's what I finally
did after being unable to reinstall Ubuntu 14.04:

Because the same DVD used for the first successful install refused to
process but instead endlessly cycled and recycled the DVD, I reinstalled
version 12.04 successfully, then immedately upgraded to version 14.04.
Although this approached provided what appeared to be a good
installation, the mouse was frozen.  By going through a lengthy series
of restarts, I finally found that the Advanced Options menu at boot time
had a 3.8.0-29 Generic option which sometimes enables the mouse and
sometimes does not.  When it does not, I restart and try again using the
same boot selections, which thusfar have always worked either the first
or second time.

I'll now post the above and submit a bug for the random mouse failures.

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Title:
  Can't re-install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  I'm triying to re-install Ubuntu 14.04 in order to repair ATI radeon
  3000 errors (Bad resolution) but installer fails.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Fri May  2 01:16:45 2014
  InstallCmdLine: bootkbd=us console-setup/layoutcode=en_US console-setup/variantcode=nodeadkeys locale=us_us  persistent noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=es_VE.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=es_VE.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UpstartUbiquity:
   ** (zenity:5698): WARNING **: Could not open X display
   
   (zenity:5698): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0

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