alternate installer failed because of a defect cd-rom drive

[Amir Eldor]

Tried to install ubuntu with the alternate cd on an old computer (hardy heron).

The cd-rom does not function very well because it even had problems burning the iso on a cd. I had to burn it low-speed instead of automatic speed so this is why I suspect the cd-rom.

What happened:
The installation was flawless until the "Select and install software" phase was hung at 6%. After about 30 minutes it showed a red error message. I tried the same phase again and it passed 6% only to get hung again but this time on 85% for about 30 minutes. As I write this report I try the same phase again and will report if it passed 85% and installed eventually.

What I would like to happen:
Instead of showing an error message, and then restart the whole 'Select and install software' phase, it should have retried installing the same package again at lower cd-reading speed or after letting the cd-rom cool up a few seconds. It would have saved me a few hours of my life :)

The computer is something like CPU: 500MHz and MEM: 256MB

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

I'm not sure how far this makes sense; the CD could fail in all sorts of different places, including while reading the installer's code! It's a well-formed bug report, though, so confirming.