Comment 18 for bug 245794

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 <email address hidden> 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
>
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> [Errno 5] Input/Output Error during Live CD Installation
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245794
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>
> 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.
>