Ok, strange things happening here…
If I boot to live CD it will almost get done loading the desktop and will KDL. If I boot to the installer then use the task manager to “restart Desktop” I get a fully functional desktop. Right up until I kill the installer then I get KDL. If I leave the installer screen running no KDL and the desktop seems to work fine.
Installing to HD. I can setup the Hiaku partition, and start the installer. I get HD activity and CD activity. But nothing from the progress bar… Have been waiting for an hour now, and there is no end in sight.