I tried installing Ubuntu 12.04 today. Not an upgrade, a new installation. It didn't work. My computer specs:
Computer: Compaq presario CQ-104CA
OS: Windows 7 Home 64 bit
CPU: AMD V140
BIOS: latest
Graphics: amd m880g with ati mobility radeon hd 4250
Wireless: atheros ar9285
Internal HD:SATA
I wasn't connected to the internet at the time ... I know of a number of people who have installed ubuntu unconnected and just updated later. It seemed to go normally until I got to the part where I chose to install dual boot linux/windows.
Then, the screen went black and the following test appeared (I left out the [OK]'s):
checking battery state
starting crash report submission daemon
stating cpu interrupts balancing daemon
stopping system V runlevel compatibility
starting configure network device security
stopping configure network device security
stopping cold plug devices
stopping log initial device creation
starting enable remaining boot-time encrypting devices
starting configure network device security
starting save udev log and update rules
stopping save udev log and update rules
stopping enable remaining boot-time encrypted block devices
checking for running unattended-upgrades
acpid: exiting
speech-dispatcher disabled: edit /etc/default/speech-disorder
At this point, the CD is ejected. Then nothing.
If I press the return key, it boots Windows. I don't think that's what's supposed to happen.
Thinking the cd media or dvd drive may have been faulty, I downloaded the .iso again and made a bootable USB stick, as per your instructions.
This time there was no cryptic crash screen. It just booted windows.
I can't find any log files it may have left.
Thinking the amd64 version may have been the wrong one, I tried downloading the x86 version. Same thing, both from cd and usb drive.
Note I downloaded both files twice. I doubt it was a corrupted d/l.
This is supposed to be a simple, transparent install. I went to the time and trouble of looking up my devices and drivers re ubuntu beforehand, and was prepared to do some configuration, though I know someone who has the same wireless device and his worked righted out of the box.
But I spent over 3 hours trying to install it with only the above to show for it.
