Adam wrote: > So Ubuntu's installed, but I don't understand /why/ it worked. How > would the copy I burned be any different from the one that Ubuntu > pressed? > Well, that's strange. All I can guess is that it's a marginal original copy (the pressed disc) or a marginal drive. Normally, a /pressed/ (stamped) disc is read quite reliably. CD-Rs and CD-RWs are usually less reliable (do you know for sure whether the Ubuntu distribution was on a CD-ROM (pressed) or CD-R(W) (burned)? The higher the speed, the thinner the dye layer, and the faster the write (but less reliable the read). Compared to the Windows settings, Ubuntu must be a tad more aggressive in its read settings, and failing on a marginal disc that Windows could read. I wonder if there's any way to set Ubuntu's read to a bit slower without a recompile? A way that would work on a boot-up install disc? *This is bound to be a problem for a lot of Ubuntu customers, particularly if the discs were cheaply pressed, and many of them are going to give up in disgust and stick with Windows!*
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