> > On Tuesday 23 December 2008, Adam wrote: > > Attempt #1 to install Ubuntu 8.04, using a burned copy of the ISO I > > downloaded, got partway (27%?) through "copying files," then stopped > > with an error message along the lines of "Your CD is defective or your > > CD drive is defective or your HD is defective." >
I had an 8.04.1 installation bomb out on me without a clear explanation. I later figured out that it was due to the fact that I'd inserted a new DVD player/recorder without properly adjusting its master/slave dip switch settings. -- "You shall not hate any man; but some you shall reprove, and concerning some you shall pray, and some you shall love more than your own life." -- Didache 2:7 Greg M. Johnson http://pterandon.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ 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
