ok...this is an update...since i could not figure it out i decided to go to the boot prompt and did and got this.
boot:live cd=irqpoll answered....... disk error 80,ax=4200,drive 9f any help is much appreciated...thanks -- I/O Error reading boot cd https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/86492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
