Ubuntu – Ubuntu 16.04 Installation stuck

16.04laptopsystem-installation

I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my new Acer Spin 1 for a few days now and whenever it reaches a point it gets stuck and loops the same code over and over indefinitely. This lasts for hours:

/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_components/nmwidgets.py:xxx: Warning: Source ID xxxxx was not found when attempting to remove it.
GLib. source_remove(self.timeout_id)

/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_components/nmwidgets.py:xxx: Warning: Source ID xxxxx was not found when attempting to remove it
GLib.source_remove(self.rows_changed_id)

(The x's are a string of numbers that increase through each loop).

The stages it stalls on varies from 'installing grub package' to the more common 'Configuring linux-signed-image-generic (amd64)'.

I did end up getting it installed by setting up the partitions myself but that only led me to another issue where I'd receive the error 'No Boot Drive' on restart: No Bootable Device after Installing Ubuntu 16.04 – No Drives in UEFI BIOS settings … I ended up attempting a reinstall to find a solution and now I'm back to where I started. They method I tried that was successful before no longer seems to work.

Please help.

Best Answer

So it seems that the way to install it 'properly' is to create the bootable USB as a GPT partition scheme (I originally had it set to MBR for UEFI and BIOS); install without internet, updates, or Third-Party Software, and manually create the partitions according to this guide: http://linuxbsdos.com/2015/10/30/gpt-and-mbr-manual-disk-partitioning-guide-for-ubuntu-15-10/... Now that it's finally installed, I just need to deal with this issue: No Bootable Device after Installing Ubuntu 16.04 - No Drives in UEFI BIOS settings

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