Comment 5 for bug 40825

Similar issues using xubuntu-6.06-FLIGHT7-live-i386.iso. Verified md5sum of ISO = correct. Burned 2 copies = both behave the same. Burned ubuntu-6.06-FLIGHT7-live-i386.iso on same burner with same command [1] and same (old crappy) CD-R media = worked fine. All ISOs work fine in VMware, but I can't mount the Xubuntu CD under itself either. I get a the usual "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock" though the Ubuntu CD mounts fine. I CAN read it under Windows.

I can't do a boot with floppies + CD because I can have only one or the other at a time (which has caused MUCH pain over the years). Nuking the hard drive, creating a tiny DOS partition, and installing Smart Boot Manger (http://btmgr.webframe.org/ (sbminst -t us -d 128)) caused it to Just Work. I have no idea why, especially since I never even saw SBM come up...

All of the screwing around, reading forums posts that referred to each other in circles, reading much of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Installation/FromWindows?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=installation&titlesearch=Titles and all the rest took at least 5 hours. The laptop is ancient Dell Latitude CPx, Breezy booted fine and works fine. I want to use Xfce to save on resources, since its so old, but DAMN. I only finished because I love Linux, like Xfce, and hate to let that PoS laptop beat me. But if I was a newbie--no way. And most of the methods in the above list are just WAY too tedious for me, and too scary for a newbie.

What's the difference between Ubuntu and Xubuntu ISO boot settings?!?

PS--Once booted, the PCMCIA NIC wasn't there. Xubuntu is 0 for 2 so far and not looking good this close to realase.

[1] CD-R burn command (see http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/coasterless.htm): cdrecord -v -eject -dao speed=4 padsize=63s -pad xubuntu-6.06-FLIGHT7-live-i386.iso