If not defective RAM perhaps a hot CPU? Can you underclock it? Does it always fail in exactly the same place? Try copying the CD to a thumb drive and using that as your install media? I know it may not seem to make sense but it doesn't take much time and certainly couldn't hurt.
-Frank ---- Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > Phil M Perry wrote: > > How old is this machine that you're trying to install on? Does it have a > > fairly > > old BIOS? Is the HD a larger upgrade from what was originally installed? > > I'm wondering if at this point in the installation it's trying to boot > > the Linux > > partition, and you've installed it too many cylinders away from the > > beginning > > or something. Maybe flashing a BIOS upgrade will help, or maybe you'll have > > to rearrange your partitions so that Linux is booting from within certain > > cylinder limits. Always something to consider... > Thanks, John, Michael, and Phil! That machine is mostly from '04; at > least that's the BIOS date. I'd guess the 120GB HD is newer. > > The installation aborts (and drops back to "Live CD" mode) during the > "copying files" part of the installation, at about "27%", so I don't > think it's a problem with booting. And it can run the Ubuntu 8.04.1 CD > as a Live CD with no problems; that's how I was able to do 'e2fsck' and > 'mke2fs'. > > Since I don't know what else to do, I figure my next step will be to try > installing an older Ubuntu. I managed to find pressed, jacketed copies > of Ubuntu 7.04, 6.06 LTS, and 5.04. I figure I'll go with the 6.06 > because it's LTS (long-term support) and therefore still supported. I > never would have thought of trying an older version of Ubuntu. Thanks > for the suggestion! > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Dec 3 - Lightning Talks & Swap Session > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Dec 3 - Lightning Talks & Swap Session
