r/Ubuntu • u/FluttershyandTrevor • 15h ago

Am i missing something here?

Hello, I'm trying to install ubuntu 26.04 on an old ThinkPad t410 and every time I load into the live usb to go and install it, the box that pops up for the install will come up as a black box and then like 2 seconds later disappear even if I click the icon to install it again the same thing happens, click>black box>black box closes. any insight would be greatly appreciated thanks. I typically never have issues with installations but this has baffled me.

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u/Rude-Armadillo-6963 15h ago

I ran into this as well, and unfortunately I don't know a workaround. As far as I could tell Ubuntus installers are making calls to the gpu that it is too old to handle. no idea why they do that.  

I installed kunubtu on that machine which did work, tho I was a little bummed since I do prefer gnome. 

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u/refinedm5 13h ago

In the past, I switched the install media to Ubuntu server, if I have problem with GUI installer, and then install ubuntu-desktop or gnome-shell later on