The big black screen during install...

I've just installed Lion, after downloading it today to do an upgrade from Snow Leopard on my 3 1/2 yr old MBP.  When I got to the point of agreeing to the
license, the large "X" appeared on the screen and said that it would take 33 minutes to install. I turned away to do other things. About 20 minutes later the screen was black and there was no obvious sign of life. I wasn't sure what to do. I waited a while longer and still no change.  I was very concerned that the install had failed. After awhile it was suggested to me that I try touching the right or left arrow key to see if the screen would awaken. Yes, it did awaken, and the install was continuing. Eventually it did complete (albeit longer than the stated 33 minutes), did a reboot, and all appears to be well.
My point in writing this is to let others know that this is normal and not to be concerned. I did try to find out here in the forums what normal behavior during the upgrade was, but I couldn't. It would be so helpful if Apple explained what the typical install is like!

clicking the trackpad wakes the computer up as well

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