failure to install OS on dual boot at "select and install software" stage

**Eagle Nest** · April 21st, 2014

OK, I have installed lubuntu 12.04 on an old tower, having got rid of the (expletive) Windows XP OS. Hooray for that step. I made sure to do all the updates (400 of them) while connected to the hard line but the normal location for the PC requires wireless connection. (I can move the tower, if I must, temporarily and connect to the hard line for upgrades, ISO images, etc.)

And that's where the difficulty lies. I should add that I'm a lubuntu newbie. The main reason I installed the lubuntu as a stand alone OS on the tower was to make sure that I had a dedicated machine for a Linux OS. I just found I wasn't using the Ubuntu OS on my dual boot laptop.

Anyway, about the wireless connection.

1. I get a "Authenticate" dialogue box re Network Manager that asks for my password. Upon entering the pasword and clicking on Authenticate, I get another dialogue box indicating that Authentication is required by the wireless network. So then I enter the Wireless network password, click on connect , and ...

2. nothing. It doesn't connect. pointing the cursor down at an icon on the taskbar given me "Configuring wireless network connection (name)" but it simply loops back and again asks for the network password. It never connects. Yes, i checked the password.

i recently installed the card myself. it is for an Airlink 101 ... 802.11 G Wireless PCI Adaptor. I even sent an e mail to Airlink and then replied as follows:

Hey Xxxxx,

Thanks for contacting us.
We no longer officially support this model but you can find the drivers from the Internal Chipset Manufacturer.
Here is the link to the chipset page for the AWLH3028

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Downloads=true

Yours Sincerely,
Oxxxxx

OK, so now what?

**mörgæs** · April 21st, 2014

12.04 is out of support. I suggest that you begin with a fresh install of Lubuntu 14.04 using wired internet access. Please post again when all updates have been applied and everything works (with wired).

**Eagle Nest** · April 23rd, 2014

Thanks for the reply. I may just have to do that upgrade. However, I would like to be sure that I can do that, given my current hardware. What do I need, hardware wise?

**mörgæs** · April 23rd, 2014

If you are able to run 12.04 you can also run 14.04.

**Eagle Nest** · April 24th, 2014

OK, I'm on it. Let's see how things go.

**Eagle Nest** · April 24th, 2014

Originally Posted by mörgæs

12.04 is out of support. I suggest that you begin with a fresh install of Lubuntu 14.04 using wired internet access. Please post again when all updates have been applied and everything works (with wired).

This advice failed. The 14.04 would not install and, in fact, kept crashing over and over again. If I wasn't dedicated to getting a Linux OS on this tower, I would have thrown it in a landfill long ago.

1. The MD5Sum is OK for 14.04

2. I checked the USB for errors. It was fine.

3. The Lubuntu 12.04, which "hangs up" and often has to be re-booted, at least runs and works. When it is connected to a network I can use the browser, download files, install updates, (UNetbootin, etc.). The only problem is the issue of wireless connectivity. And for this it is recommended to install another Operating System.

4. Lubuntu 14.04 will not install. It crashes EVERY time. If I check the USB for errors, it is fine. I have tried different USB drives. No difference. I am not even able to get the "try Lubuntu" to work. Nada.

5. The install begins, I get that ubuntu/lubuntu row of dots on the screen during an aborted install, it never goes past about 20-24 dots changing colours, then hangs up, done. I tried leaving it overnight. No difference.

6. Other issues.

a. Perhaps it is the file system? I have, AFAIK, NTFS on the HDD and the USB is, of course, FAT32. If this is a problem, can I format the HDD from the Lubuntu on the hard drive that does work, and try something else?

b. I have only ever been able to boot from CD/DVD when I had the WindowsXP install Disc in the drive. At no other time did the machine even look at booting with this drive. OTOH, whatever USB drive I put the USB thumb drive into, the machine recognizes it and seems to try to boot from it if I give the correct instructions. It just never completes the cycle, never installs, never allows me to "try" the Lubuntu, althought the check for errors is always fine.

**Eagle Nest** · April 24th, 2014

Originally Posted by mörgæs

12.04 is out of support. I suggest that you begin with a fresh install of Lubuntu 14.04 using wired internet access. Please post again when all updates have been applied and everything works (with wired).

Perhaps I'm reading you wrong. These remarks can be interpreted a number of ways. One way, which is what I tried to do, was to create a USB install drive for 14.04 and attempt to install. Nada, as I noted above.

Another way would be to do every single upgrade, one at a time, (perhaps including updates on the way, and not just at the 14.04 OS) until I had 14.04 installed and running. Is this latter what you meant with your remarks?

**mörgæs** · April 24th, 2014

I recommend a fresh install of 14.04 and warn against upGRADE from older versions to 14.04.

When 14.04 is running a number of upDATES (new software within same release number) should be applied. For doing this you need the two commands

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and yes, the names of the commands are confusing in light of what I wrote above.

If the standard 14.04 ISO does not work we have to take a closer look at the hardware. Please run (using any Buntu version)

Code:

sudo lshw -sanitize > lshw.txt

and post lshw.txt in CODE tags.

**Eagle Nest** · April 30th, 2014

Originally Posted by mörgæs

I recommend a fresh install of 14.04 and warn against upGRADE from older versions to 14.04.

When 14.04 is running a number of upDATES (new software within same release number) should be applied. For doing this you need the two commands

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and yes, the names of the commands are confusing in light of what I wrote above.

I am having a difficult time with the installed OS of Lubuntu 12.04. With 10 attempts to start up, I get about 2 that work. So I am doing the second step you recommend even before I try to get the USB of 14.04 to install.

If the standard 14.04 ISO does not work we have to take a closer look at the hardware. Please run (using any Buntu version)

Code:

sudo lshw -sanitize > lshw.txt

and post lshw.txt in CODE tags.

ok, here it is...

Code:

computer
    description: Mini Tower Computer
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3 smp-1.4 smp
    configuration: administrator_password=enabled boot=normal chassis=mini-tower cpus=1 power-on_password=enabled uuid=[REMOVED]
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: 0N2828
       vendor: Winbond Electronics
       physical id: 0
       serial: [REMOVED]
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: Winbond Electronics
          physical id: 0
          version: A07
          date: 11/06/2003
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 448KiB
          capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect edd int13floppytoshiba int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb agp ls120boot biosbootspecification netboot
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 400
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 15.2.9
          slot: Microprocessor
          size: 2666MHz
          capacity: 3200MHz
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 533MHz
          capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe up pebs bts cid xtpr
          configuration: id=0
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 700
             size: 8KiB
             capacity: 8KiB
             capabilities: internal write-back data
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 701
             size: 512KiB
             capacity: 512KiB
             capabilities: internal varies unified
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 1000
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 1536MiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
             physical id: 0
             slot: CHANNEL A DIMM 0
             size: 256MiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
             physical id: 1
             slot: CHANNEL B DIMM 0
             size: 256MiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
        *-bank:2
             description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
             physical id: 2
             slot: CHANNEL A DIMM 1
             size: 1GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
        *-bank:3
             description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns) [empty]
             physical id: 3
             slot: CHANNEL B DIMM 1
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 02
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
          resources: irq:0 memory:e8000000-efffffff
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82865G/PE/P AGP Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master
             resources: memory:fd000000-feafffff memory:f0000000-f7ffffff
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 66MHz
                capabilities: pm agp agp-3.0 vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=nvidia latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
                resources: irq:16 memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:f0000000-f7ffffff memory:fea00000-fea1ffff
        *-generic UNCLAIMED
             description: System peripheral
             product: 82865G/PE/P Processor to I/O Memory Interface
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 6
             bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:fecf0000-fecf0fff
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:16 ioport:ff80(size=32)
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:19 ioport:ff60(size=32)
        *-usb:2
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:ff40(size=32)
        *-usb:3
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:16 ioport:ff20(size=32)
        *-usb:4
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.7
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:ffa80800-ffa80bff
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801 PCI Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
             version: c2
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master
             resources: ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fcf00000-fcffffff
           *-network:0
                description: Wireless interface
                product: RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                logical name: wlan0
                version: 20
                serial: [REMOVED]
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8180 driverversion=3.2.0-60-generic firmware=N/A latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
                resources: irq:21 ioport:de00(size=256) memory:fcfeec00-fcfeefff
           *-communication UNCLAIMED
                description: Communication controller
                product: Conexant Systems, Inc.
                vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
                physical id: 1
                bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0
                version: 01
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
                configuration: latency=64
                resources: memory:fcff0000-fcffffff ioport:ddb8(size=8)
           *-network:1
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller
                vendor: Intel Corporation
                physical id: 8
                bus info: pci@0000:02:08.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: 02
                serial: [REMOVED]
                size: 10Mbit/s
                capacity: 100Mbit/s
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e100 driverversion=3.5.24-k2-NAPI duplex=half firmware=N/A latency=64 link=no maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
                resources: irq:20 memory:fcfef000-fcfeffff ioport:ddc0(size=64)
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master
             configuration: latency=0
        *-ide:0
             description: IDE interface
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.1
             logical name: scsi1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: ide bus_master emulated
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ffa0(size=16) memory:febffc00-febfffff
           *-cdrom:0
                description: DVD reader
                product: DVD-ROM GDR8162B
                vendor: HL-DT-ST
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom
                logical name: /dev/dvd
                logical name: /dev/sr0
                version: 0015
                capabilities: removable audio dvd
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
           *-cdrom:1
                description: CD-R/CD-RW writer
                product: CD-RW  CRX216E
                vendor: SONY
                physical id: 0.1.0
                bus info: scsi@1:0.1.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom1
                logical name: /dev/cdrw1
                logical name: /dev/sr1
                version: PD01
                capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
        *-ide:1
             description: IDE interface
             product: 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             logical name: scsi2
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide bus_master emulated
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:fe00(size=8) ioport:fe10(size=4) ioport:fe20(size=8) ioport:fe30(size=4) ioport:fea0(size=16)
           *-disk
                description: ATA Disk
                product: WDC WD2500AAKS-0
                vendor: Western Digital
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sda
                version: 01.0
                serial: [REMOVED]
                size: 232GiB (250GB)
                capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=00066f0f
              *-volume:0
                   description: EXT4 volume
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
                   logical name: /dev/sda1
                   logical name: /
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: [REMOVED]
                   size: 231GiB
                   capacity: 231GiB
                   capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                   configuration: created=2014-04-19 22:47:43 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2014-04-20 23:21:32 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,user_xattr,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2014-04-29 14:24:35 state=mounted
              *-volume:1
                   description: Extended partition
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,2
                   logical name: /dev/sda2
                   size: 1534MiB
                   capacity: 1534MiB
                   capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
                 *-logicalvolume
                      description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                      physical id: 5
                      logical name: /dev/sda5
                      capacity: 1534MiB
                      capabilities: nofs
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: ioport:eda0(size=32)
        *-multimedia
             description: Multimedia audio controller
             product: 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.5
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_intel8x0 latency=0
             resources: irq:17 ioport:ee00(size=256) ioport:edc0(size=64) memory:febffa00-febffbff memory:febff900-febff9ff

**mörgæs** · April 30th, 2014

The hardware looks fine.
Have you tried running memtest from the boot menu? Best is to let it run for several hours.

If errors are showing please remove one or more of the memory sticks and try again.

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