I’ve run into a pretty frustrating hiccup while trying to install Ubuntu on my machine, and I’m hoping someone out there has experienced something similar and might have a solution. So, here’s the scoop: I’m in the midst of the installation process, everything seems to be going smoothly until it gets to the part where it’s setting up the ext4 file system. Suddenly everything just freezes up. At first, I thought it was just taking a long time, but after sitting there for a good 20 minutes and not seeing any progress, I had to force a restart.

This is not the first time I’ve attempted the installation; I’ve tried a couple of different USB drives and even redownloaded the ISO just to be sure I wasn’t dealing with a corrupt file. I’ve also checked the integrity of the USB using the built-in tool in the Ubuntu installer itself, and everything seemed fine. My computer specs are decent too—nothing too old, so I didn’t expect this kind of problem.

I’ve looked around online and found a few threads where people mentioned some similar issues, but the solutions varied widely. Some suggested changing the boot settings in the BIOS, while others mentioned potential problems with my hard drive. Honestly, it’s a bit overwhelming trying to sift through all the suggestions. I’d love to know if anyone else has faced this issue, and more importantly, how they managed to resolve it.

I’ve read that sometimes the installation can hang due to hardware compatibility problems or even faulty RAM. I haven’t done a memory test yet, but I plan to if I can’t get past this hurdle. Has anyone tried installing Ubuntu on a similar configuration and experienced these freezing issues during the ext4 setup? Any help or guidance would be super appreciated. I’m really eager to get Ubuntu up and running but feeling kind of stuck at this point. Thanks in advance for any tips or shared experiences!