I have a similar problem while trying to install onto a Core 2 Duo machine with a Gigabyte 96SP-DS3 motherboard. Killing and restarting udevd, then waiting for a while lets the installation get a bit further. That's with the alternate install iso of 20070209.
-- [feisty] hald adds/removes same device many times a second causing high loads and extremally slow performance https://launchpad.net/bugs/81915 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
