Will, I'm so happy when some little thing I did helps someone else on the planet! Because I spent so many frustrating hours trying to solve that problem. I'm glad I didn't give up, and I'm glad the beauty of the internet allows people to search and find such problem solvers!
Long live openness and sharing. dci-Japan On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Will <l.w.ch...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > dci-Japan > > Had this problem with Ubuntu 9.04 install did what you said removed all > but one memory module and it installed first time no problems put the > ram back in and booted perfectly. > > You are my hero!!!! > > Kind regards > Will > > -- > [Errno 5] Input/Output Error during Live CD Installation > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245794 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > I didn't find the exact description here for the bug I noticed, though it > was discussed on > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=600126 > > very intense. I'v tried to install ubuntu with the Live CD for 8.04 and > 8.04.1 (both i386) on my SATA2 drive and I always get the Message: > ------- > The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: > > [Errno 5] Input/output error > > This particular error is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or a > faulty hard disk. It may help to clean the CD/DVD, to burn the CD/DVD at a > lower speed, to clean the CD/DVD drive lens (cleaning kits are often > available from electronics suppliers), to check whether the hard disk is old > and in need of replacement, or to move the system to a cooler environment. > > I redownloaded the ISO several times, checked the MD5 right after the > download and MD5'ed the burned CD (burned at 4x). Everything seemed to be > allright, but this message always occured - around 69%-73%. > ------- > > It seems to have no effect wether I choose EXT3, ReiserFS, create swap > partition yes/no, formating the root partition on console or whatever. > > I managed to install Ubuntu 7.04 (feisty fawn) from an old Live CD - no > Problem. So my HD must be allright too. As I dig around in forums, people > seemed to solve this by chance (trying different CDR's etc.). I couldn't > find a real solution for this. > > My system: Intel Core 2 Duo, MSI P31 Neo-F, 2GB RAM, XpertVision Radeon HD > 2600XT, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS. > -- [Errno 5] Input/Output Error during Live CD Installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245794 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
