Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installer crashes

I am trying to install "ubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386" on my IBM M52 8213-W2B. Currently I am using windows 8 consumer preview.

I am trying to install "ubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386" by booting directly from usb flash drive. The installer crashes just after creating new partition. The Apport report says that there is an error in the system log file which may be due to faulty media.

Remove the installer slide show first:

• Go to Software center -> All files
• search for "ubiquity-slideshow"
• click on the Remove button
• wait until the Install button appears (this may take a while).

Or from the command line: sudo apt-get remove ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu

The installer should work now.

Or, if you are installing Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS, for example : sudo apt-get remove ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntustudio

Unplug-in the Ethernet cable did the trick for me.

if the installer has already crash, and you got the black screen :

• ctrl-alt-F6
• killall Xorg
• startx

if you have "try ubuntu" before, just open the terminal :

sudo apt-get remove ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu

then you can start the installer again