I spent the past couple of days trying different stuff. I still can't get Ubuntu installed on my new laptop (http://store.hp.com/CanadaStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=1UG52UA&opt=ABL&sel=NTB).
All attempts freeze at the same point, "installing grub2 package...". P.s I left my PC for 5 hours, still never finishes.
1) I reformatted my laptop, reinstalled windows 10, shrank disk, choose along side windows, nothing.
2) I booted using Gparted, created partitions for both Windows and Ubuntu, windows installed fine, but Ubuntu stuck.
3) I choose something else, and created an ext4 / partition , and a swap partition manually, same.
4) Tried the 17 version of Ubuntu, same.
I use Rufus to create the bootable USB and I set it to create it for MBR for UEFI and Bios, just for UEFI and GPT for UEFI. I tried the fix which is listed here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/392254/ubuntu-install-hangs-at-installing-the-grub2-package/392273, same.
I'm really frustrated now and I think it's either the laptop, Windows 10 (to which I'm totally new), or the Ubuntu version itself.
Please advise, I need it urgently.
All attempts freeze at the same point, "installing grub2 package...". P.s I left my PC for 5 hours, still never finishes.
1) I reformatted my laptop, reinstalled windows 10, shrank disk, choose along side windows, nothing.
2) I booted using Gparted, created partitions for both Windows and Ubuntu, windows installed fine, but Ubuntu stuck.
3) I choose something else, and created an ext4 / partition , and a swap partition manually, same.
4) Tried the 17 version of Ubuntu, same.
I use Rufus to create the bootable USB and I set it to create it for MBR for UEFI and Bios, just for UEFI and GPT for UEFI. I tried the fix which is listed here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/392254/ubuntu-install-hangs-at-installing-the-grub2-package/392273, same.
I'm really frustrated now and I think it's either the laptop, Windows 10 (to which I'm totally new), or the Ubuntu version itself.
Please advise, I need it urgently.