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12.04 AMD64 Install Problem

Asked by Matt Snyder

I am trying to install 12.04 64-bit onto my computer. The CD boots fine, but when it comes to the window that asks for me to choose to try it or install it, my mouse is major laggy for about 5 minutes. My CPU fan cycles from minimum speed to max speed like 5 times during that time (like it is doing major calculations for a bit then abruptly stopping), then after the 5 minutes, the mouse lag goes away, but I can't choose an option, I can't click on anything. Have to do a hard reset to get out. Wondering what the problem could be. Here are my specs:

i5 2500k
Asus P8P67-m Pro
GeForce GTX 580
8gb DDR3 1600 (2x4gb)
500gb Seagate (3 partions all equal in size, Windows 7 Ultimate installed on 1 partition, the other 2 are empty, 1 formated the other not)
1tb Western Digital (for storage)
1tb Western Digital MyBook (for backup)
Linksys Dual-n USB adapter
Lite-On Multi-Drive

Let me know if you need more info. Thanks guys.

-Matt

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Grub is manipulated by keyboard, not mouse

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Ubfan (ubfan1) said : 		#2

Try the text approach, type return when you see the little keyboard/person, then return to select English, then return to "try". you could select install at the last screen too. The alternate iso is also text bases. Booting, try the nomodeset on the grub boot line if you have problems. Try unity 2d if you have problems logging in.

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Matt Snyder (snyderm0284) said : 		#3

typing return allows me to choose "install" but the same thing happens when it tries to install. Going to re-download and burn another one. I may have a bad cd...

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Ubfan (ubfan1) said : 		#4

Did you md5sum check the downloaded iso?
  See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
Did you burn the cd as slowly as possible?
  See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
Did you select the media check before trying to install to check the cd?
 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/CDIntegrityCheck
Did you ever do a "memory check" (another live-media menu choice) on your
PC?
Doing the above can save you a lot of time struggling with a bad install
media.

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