Dapper installation hangs

[Tom Smith]

My apologies... I should've mentioned what I'm using...

I'm using the server installation of Dapper (the server ISO) and 
selecting the default installation type (not using "LAMP" or any other 
options--I'm just pressing "enter" when the initial installation screen 
appears).

Tom Smith wrote:

> I'm trying to install Dapper in to a VMware Server Virtual Machine. 
> The installation has hung every time at the same exact spot. The two 
> symptoms of this are:
>
> 1) The ncurses interface is stuck at "Retrieving file 57 of 64". The 
> percentage meter is at 5%.
>
> 2) The last line in terminal four (Alt-F4) reads "Jul 15 17:57:58 
> in-target: Setting up ubuntu-standard (0.119) ..."
>
> I tried to locate some information on this but have been unable to. 
> And I found nothing in any of the log files (Alt-F2, /var/log) that 
> indicates what the problem is.
>
> Can anyone provide me with more information regarding this problem or 
> some possible sources of information to aid in troubleshooting it?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> ~ Tom
>