wow, ok; so if i put the *same* cd image on both the usb stick & the SD card, then the installer (casper?) loaded from the usb stick recognizes the SD card filesystem, and I am able to install successfully. once booted into the installer/installed system, USB & network all seem to work fine.
attaching lspci -nvvv ** Attachment added: "lspci" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44857452/lspci -- Unable to install on HP Envy 15 laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565047 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs