[Bug 1764932] Re: Xubuntu 18.04 i386 beta 2: After splash screen, installation hangs on black screen

[Ken T]

I can confirm that the latest daily build installed AOK for me (I'm
writing from it now). I won't be able to test it extensively between now
& launch, but it looks fine. I'm having some problems with Gnome
Software 3.28.1, but will investigate these and report separately.

It seems likely that the root cause of this ticket was the USB startup
disk creator after all...

Thanks,
Ken.
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       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  Xubuntu 18.04 i386 beta 2: After splash screen, installation hangs on
  black screen

Status in syslinux package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Downloaded Xubuntu 18.04 i386 beta 2, checked sha256sum, created
  bootable USB via a known-working ubuntu machine.

  The first thing that appeared was an error message "gfxboot.c32: not a
  COM32R image", but I pressed tab, typed "live" and hit enter, and the
  installation proceeded. Xubuntu splash screen appeared with loading
  animation. Once this disappeared, I saw a line of text flash up at the
  top of the screen (too quick for me to read), then the installation
  hangs on a black screen, with a grey bar faintly visible across the
  top of the screen. I tried the install process again, but got the same
  result.

  Now, a few footnotes:
  1) the error message "gfxboot.c32: not a COM32R image" is the same one I reported on a daily build of Lubuntu 18.04 back in February under Bug #1747329, with two important differences: a) in that case but not this one, the installation proceeded fine after pressing tab then typing "live", and b) as noted on that bug report, that error message is no longer apparent as of Lubuntu 18.04 beta 2.

  2) The machine I tried this install on is a 2005-era Dell Latitude
  D610 laptop, 1GB RAM, and I've successfully installed several *buntus
  on this machine before, including 18.04 daily builds & betas for
  Lubuntu and Ubuntu Budgie. I haven't been able to run apport on under
  Xubuntu (obviously), but have attached apport logs to this ticket
  taken from that machine during earlier bug reports.

  Thanks,
  Ken.
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