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I am installing Ubuntu 14.04(32-bit) on my laptop (Compaq Presario V2000), and after about 7 hours, it is still in Configuring bcmwl-kernel-source (i386) mode. The messages I read are as follows:

ubuntu kernel: [22814.858163] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.LPC0.LPC0.ACAD: ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK event: unsupported

with the numbers in the square brackets increasing.

I have had Windows XP professional on this laptop, and I am erasing it. I am not sure if I should turn off the laptop, and start all over again. About 4 years ago I installed Ubuntu on this laptop, and that was very fast. The only problem I encountered was my wireless, and could not make it to work, and switched back to Windows.

I appreciate any comments regarding this installation taking such a long time.

After 40 hours the installation was still in configuring mode with the following messages:

ubuntu CRON[29329]: (root) CMD ( cd/ && run-part .. report /etc/cron-hourly)

I did the following to check for errors: I pressed ctrl+alt+f2.

This time the system froze. I had no other choice but to turn off the laptop, and start all over again. The exact model of the laptop is "Compaq Presario V2069CL Notebook PC" with AMD processor.

Edit: Started the installation all over again, and did not select the "third party" part. The installation was completed shortly after. However, the wireless does not work.

v2r
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  • Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! IMO your question doesn't have requisite information for us to answer. Please give us more info about your laptop's hardware. – Venkatesh Jun 08 '14 at 07:44
  • It looks like it's compiling a driver for a broadcom wifi adapter from source. Not sure if that means it has to compile an entire kernel and link it in... – thomasrutter Jun 08 '14 at 09:01
  • http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2140893 – bain Jun 08 '14 at 13:21
  • Probably hanging installing `wl` driver. If you press ctrl-alt-f2 and do `dmesg` do you see any errors? Linked forum thread suggests `killall -9 modprobe` ought to workaround it. But if you can find the exact error please report it as a bug on Launchpad. – bain Jun 08 '14 at 13:23
  • Looks like same bug: [Launchpad bug #1173206 - Installation of 13.04 hangs at "configuring bcmwl-kernel-source"](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1173206) and same question as [Can't install Ubuntu 13.10; freezing on configuring bcmwl-kernel-source](http://askubuntu.com/questions/446096/cant-install-ubuntu-13-10-freezing-on-configuring-bcmwl-kernel-source) – bain Jun 08 '14 at 13:25
  • Look at the output of `lspci -nn | grep Network`. That will show you your network card. Search for the model number on Ask Ubuntu and you should find instructions on how to install a driver. – Seth Jun 09 '14 at 16:11

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Started the installation all over again, and did not select the "third party" part. The installation was completed shortly after. However, the wireless does not work.

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  • Open "Additional Driver" and try to install the wireless driver. Or follow this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx – TuKsn Jun 09 '14 at 13:07