Comment 19 for bug 245794

Fully agree dci-Japan.

On a different matter, I wander if the imminent Ubuntu 9.10
installation process will still be have the same problem.
Has anyone of you already played with the release candidate of it and
have had to deal with it again?

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:48 AM, dci-Japan <email address hidden> wrote:
> 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
>>
>> --
>> [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 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.
>