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Kubuntu
Topic Started: Sep 18 2009, 12:46 PM (380 Views)
cvn-tv-dip	Sep 18 2009, 12:46 PM Post #1
Retired Soliloquist Posts: 2,928 Group: Members Member #54,295 Joined: May 14, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	OK, remember that thread about how I wanted a new computer? I was going to test out how good Kubuntu, a Linux-based system, is before I decide what kind of computer I would get. Problem? About 35% through the installation process I get this error. Trying to install Kubuntu while running Windows seems to work correctly at first, but when I restart and boot Kubuntu OS I get the same error. Quote: [Errno 5] Input/output error This particular error is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or a faulty hard disk. It may help to clean the CD/DVD, to burn the CD/DVD at a lower speed, to clean the CD/DVD drive lens (cleaning kits are often available from electronics suppliers), to check whether the hard disk is old and in need of replacement, or to move the system to a cooler environment. I must say I'm disappointed with this. I wanted to try Kubuntu to see if it's working well, and in fact I was leaning towards the Linux OS at this point since I realized that it just suited my personality (and I thought I might take a chance for once). But it's been over a week and I couldn't even test it properly so I've never left square one. I've looked this up in Google and saw a bunch of posts about this issue, some dating two years back, and no one that actually represent the Linux community has come up with a definite solution. Lots of people have the same problem and I suspect that basically the ISO itself has issues. Edited by cvn-tv-dip, Sep 18 2009, 01:17 PM.



Sentynel	Sep 18 2009, 01:00 PM Post #2
Member Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #142,626 Joined: January 5, 2007	Have you tried writing the install files to a USB drive rather than a CD? Instructions for doing this can be found here (you'll want to use the UNetbootin instructions). This is perhaps a silly question, but you don't actually say whether you've performed the checks the error message advises. I assure you there is nothing wrong with the iso itself, as I and many other people have used it entirely successfully. You may also wish to try asking on the official Ubuntu forums. Edited by Sentynel, Sep 18 2009, 01:00 PM.



cvn-tv-dip	Sep 18 2009, 01:16 PM Post #3
Retired Soliloquist Posts: 2,928 Group: Members Member #54,295 Joined: May 14, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	Quote: This is perhaps a silly question, but you don't actually say whether you've performed the checks the error message advises. I assure you there is nothing wrong with the iso itself, as I and many other people have used it entirely successfully. Well, on the other hand I've seen plenty of people getting this same single error, so you can see why I'm suspecting the ISO. Here's what I tried so far: I first downloaded the ISO from Kubuntu site to my friend's computer, made a CD, and brought the CD to my own computer and tried to run it. I get this problem, but I don't know exactly what caused it. I don't think it's the hard drive, since I have two (one from 2004 and one from my old computer twice as long ago), and they both install XP succesfully. I suspected that it was a problem with my CD drive (as it has problems writing CDs), so today I came back to my friend's computer to try installing it and testing the OS. But it doesn't work here either. I thought maybe something went wrong with the CD itself so I tried burning the ISO again on several CDs and they all met with this error when I tried to install with each one. After all this I thought just what was up with this abnormal issue, so I looked it up and as I suspected I wasn't the only one. Right now I'm trying one of the possible solutions I've found, downloading the alternate version (text-based), and I've almost gotten it downloaded. I'll try this alternate ISO and also try installing from USB.



Reid.	Sep 18 2009, 04:33 PM Post #4
C'est un pičge! Posts: 377 Group: Members Member #147,240 Joined: February 13, 2007 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://resources.zetaboards.com/	Be sure you are using a good ISO burning utility and good quality disks. Be sure to verify downloaded data to make sure it isn't corrupted, as well. I have had this problem before and all I did was switch disks and things worked out fine.



Aaron	Sep 20 2009, 08:51 PM Post #5
Green Rocks Blue Socks! Posts: 4,157 Group: Community Moderator Member #31,457 Joined: October 2, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	CNV it could also be that the data was burned at too fast of a speed, I don't know why or how that is a problem just know it is. If you continue to have problems try getting the CD for free at https://shipit.kubuntu.org/ but it can take up to 10 weeks to get the CD.



cvn-tv-dip	Sep 21 2009, 05:31 PM Post #6
Retired Soliloquist Posts: 2,928 Group: Members Member #54,295 Joined: May 14, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	Aaron Sep 20 2009, 08:51 PM CNV it could also be that the data was burned at too fast of a speed, I don't know why or how that is a problem just know it is. If you continue to have problems try getting the CD for free at https://shipit.kubuntu.org/ but it can take up to 10 weeks to get the CD. I re-downloaded the ISO file and tried burning it at 1x speed (lowest) and now it gives me this error right when I try to install (the initial LiveCD screen): 204200EF (top left) I/O error Error reading boot CD. <Reboot> The alternate CD didn't work either. Something always goes wrong in the process of installing the base system or something. Even if I get the Kubuntu CD I don't know if it's really going to work... Really, why does it have to be so hard to install this simple OS?



Will	Sep 22 2009, 11:23 AM Post #7
Posts: 8,979 Group: Global Support Team Member #63,223 Joined: August 1, 2005 I'm Browsing With Opera 10	Quote: Even if I get the Kubuntu CD I don't know if it's really going to work... Really, why does it have to be so hard to install this simple OS? You have nothing to lose by trying. I received my copy in less than 2 weeks after I requested it. It took me nearly 40 days to solve my dial up problem on Ubuntu... you'd have to REALLY love playing around with things to make the switch to Linux, IMO.



ElementalAlchemist	Sep 23 2009, 03:03 PM Post #8
ERROR: This title does not exist. Posts: 1,055 Group: Members Member #28,414 Joined: August 26, 2004 I'm Browsing With Opera 10	Aaron Sep 20 2009, 08:51 PM CNV it could also be that the data was burned at too fast of a speed, I don't know why or how that is a problem just know it is. If you continue to have problems try getting the CD for free at https://shipit.kubuntu.org/ but it can take up to 10 weeks to get the CD. That's only a problem with CD-RWs because of how they work.



cvn-tv-dip	Sep 26 2009, 12:36 PM Post #9
Retired Soliloquist Posts: 2,928 Group: Members Member #54,295 Joined: May 14, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	I finally got it installed correctly. I used our campus library computer with its Roxio program to burn a Kubuntu CD and a regular Ubuntu CD (and I remember changing a couple options in the program), and then brought them home and tried the Kubuntu. I can apparently use OpenOffice to open documents, but I can't seem to get music and video files working. They just won't play even if I tell them to. I also need to configure wireless, but the wireless tab isn't available at all for some reason. It's just grayed out when I go to network management.



Reid.	Sep 26 2009, 12:42 PM Post #10
C'est un pičge! Posts: 377 Group: Members Member #147,240 Joined: February 13, 2007 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://resources.zetaboards.com/	That's why Linux Mint is superior.



Karabox	Sep 27 2009, 08:27 PM Post #11
I am Iron Man. Posts: 312 Group: Members Member #101,525 Joined: March 22, 2006	I used a Live CD of Kubuntu once. Was a great OS, as far as I could tell.



dZ	Sep 28 2009, 05:38 AM Post #12
Member Posts: 72 Group: Members Member #110,497 Joined: May 14, 2006 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	It's not the ISO - otherwise everyone would get the error, obviously. I myself have tested Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Both of them worked fine for me. It's more likely a user error. I really doubt the ISO file in itself is the problem. A more difficult process would be working with Gentoo. It's a lot harder to install than Ubuntu or Kubuntu, considering you have to basically create the OS. However, later on in the installation, you'll emerge Gnome. Gnome is the GUI that Ubuntu uses, so they will look exactly like eachother. I'm a 'do-it-yourselfer', which is why I prefer Gentoo. XD If you really want to go into that, I would recommend downloading and printing the documentation on the gentoo website. As for this topic, I would imagine it's a small user error. What ISO burner are you using? The best two, in my opinion, are Nero and MagicISO. Nero is more user-friendly, but if you don't mind a classic view and can navigate decently, MagicISO is more powerful. Also - try downloading the file at a place that has fast internet. A small, relatively unknown fact, is that a slow download CAN, HAS, and most likely WILL, corrupt a file. However, because it's an ISO, it's not always detectable. Instead, corrupting the files inside, while the actual file keeps it's integrity. So ya, go with Nero or MagicISO. ^.^



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