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

[Eagle Nest]

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.

OK, will do. I'm not sure what you mean by all this, but I will look things up and go from there.

The 12.04 Lubuntu OS starts up, after a few attempts, (although it hangs up like it's a Windows OS, ugh!) , but I have not been able to get the USB for the 14.04 Lubuntu to do anything.

[mörgæs]

I was wondering if one of the memory sticks was failing.

You could also try booting with only the 1 GB stick or with only the two small ones.

[Eagle Nest]

I was wondering if one of the memory sticks was failing.

I presume you mean the external USB flash drive that I've been using as a boot device to (unsuccessfully) install Lubuntu 14.04. I'm not sure what you mean by "one of the memory sticks" as the only other USB flash drive I have is one that has somehow become write protected and, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to remove the write protect.

You could also try booting with only the 1 GB stick or with only the two small ones.

I dunno what you mean here.

update: I am running a Memtest for the next couple of hours. Does this sort of test apply to the USB drives that are installed externally, eg, the USB drive for the Lubuntu 14.04? Confused.

[Eagle Nest]

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.

OK, "pass complete, no errors ..." was the message I got. That was in relation to the following

(memtest86+)

but I did not try

(memtest86+, serial console 115200)

...

[mörgæs]

I was referring to the three RAM sticks (1*1 GB and 2*256 MB) as seen in the output from lshw. Nevermind, if memtest is happy that's not the problem.

Have you tried the alternate ISO?

[Eagle Nest]

Have you tried the alternate ISO?

I can do that. I haven't tried that yet.

I'm just wondering if, given the problems with simply starting up the current version of Lubuntu, I should be going back to square one by reformatting the hard drive, etc.

[Eagle Nest]

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[mörgæs]

i get an Ubuntu prompt when I boot up, welcoming me to ubutu 14.04 LTS. This is a black/white screen (terminal?) in which i get the prompt ...

username@ubuntu:~$

What happens if you write startx here?

the only times the machine allowed me to boot from the CD/DVD drive was when there was a Windows OS disc in the drive. The rest of the time the machine just ignored any LINUX install discs.

Seems like you have burned the CD the wrong way. Does it work in other computers?

...random rants...

If you expect the conversation to carry on I suggest that you post only facts related to the installation. You are free to post your opinions about Buntu in another forum an in another wording.

[Eagle Nest]

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[Eagle Nest]

What happens if you write startx here?

Nothing happens.

Seems like you have burned the CD the wrong way. Does it work in other computers?

Yes. Although I should re-iterate that the install ends with a failure at the "select and install software" step. The "Basic" install is before that, so perhaps that explains why i ma getting a sort of command prompt as follows

"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ubuntu tty1
login: "

... but that's it.