Attempted to install a dell laptop (Core i5 gen1) yesterday. After the first set of questions, it got stuck with a purple screen - nothing else. Left it for 10 minutes. Ubuntu Desktop amd64 worked. Downloaded it again using zsync - it validated.

Odd.

It has installed fine from the same USB stick on other machines and into virtual machines (KVM).

I was able to get another console open, but the environment was very limited and I didn't figure anything out. Was in a hurry to get it installed for a LUG presentation last night and didn't think to look at the log files. I'm an idiot. Sorry.

Ubuntu 13.10 Server installed fine from the same flash drive to the same laptop.

So, what should I capture to help figure out this issue?