I'm trying to install Ubuntu to an ASUS X551MAV that had Windows 8 pre-intalled, unfortunately Windows crashed and I managed to mess it up even more, now I want to install Ubuntu, but it keeps stalling out when it's creating the partitions. the error is that it can't create the /dev/sda2 partiton and just stalls out, is there any other way I can fix this so it will run correctly?
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Do you need any data off the Hard Drive? – Mitch Jun 14 '15 at 06:18
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Don't need anything, it's for mybsin, I can always re-install his games – Frans Ketelaar Jun 15 '15 at 07:18
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This type of error is usually a hint of a hardware fault. I recommend you run a SMART test on your disk. If you need help interpreting results, post back with details. It could be there's some other fault, though -- either a disk problem that won't show up in SMART (like a cabling or controller problem) or something that's not disk-related (bad RAM, maybe).
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It turns out it was a bad Hard Drive, I replaced it and no problems in the install. – Frans Ketelaar Jun 26 '15 at 11:32
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In addition to Rod Smith's answer, another source of problems during the installation is usually a defective Live CD / DVD. If you can boot into Ubuntu from the Live CD / DVD, check the Live CD / DVD's MD5 hash by running md5sum <optical_drive_block_device>, where <optical_drive_block_device> is the optical drive's block device as listed by lsblk, and check it against the MD5 hash of the image found at releases.ubuntu.com under the name of the Ubuntu release you're trying to install.
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