OT: ubuntu install problem

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On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 09:32:02AM -0400, after drawing runes in goat's blood,
Richard Kreiss cast forth these immortal, mystical words:
> 
> I downloaded ubuntu and created in install disk.  The disk checks out fine.
> 
> I have been trying to install this on a Thinkpad T23 which currently had Win
> XP Pro., 256Mb RAM and a 30GB hard drive with 20GB free.
> 
> When the install starts, I see and error message, but I can't get the system
> to pause to read the whole message.  It appears to be something about a
> firmware upgrade.  The install continues after that but then hangs up when
> it tries to partition the drive.

Might check the BIOS Event Log to see if it's getting logged there (the
message about firmware).  I'd give it <20% odds, but it's possible.

> What I would like to know "is there an install log file" somewhere from this
> installation attempt?

If it's not getting through partitioning the disk, much less making a
filesystem on top of a partition, there's noplace for it to actually write
a log to.

What's the last thing displayed when you attempt this procedure?

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