problem installing ubuntu 10.04 on new computer, /init: line7: can't open /dev/sdc

[nma at 12000.org]

Quoting nma at 12000.org:

> Quoting NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>:
>
>> On 05/23/2010 04:02 PM, nma at 12000.org wrote:
>>> Hello;
>>>
>>> I download the iso image ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso to my PC,
>>> running windows 7, then used windows 7 burn ISO to burn it to a CD, OK,
>>>
>>> Then I put the CD in the drive, reboot computer. Ubuntu boot windows
>>> comes up, I select install, then all what I see is dots running
>>> around. This took 20 minutes and nothing was happening. I click ESC
>>> key, then I see messages repeating as following:
>>>
>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sdc
>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sde
>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sdc
>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sde
>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sdc
>>> /init: line 7: can't open /dev/sde
>>> etc....
>>>
>>> Do you think something went wrong with the disk burning?
>>>
>>> This is a new PC, intel i-7 930
>>>
>>> I tried to boot 2 times, and the same problem. Installation just hangs.
>
>>
>> There is an option on the menu to check the CD. Can you try that & make
>> sure that it checks out OK?
>>
>>
>

>
> I did that actually.
>
> No problems. Also, when I burned the ISO image on windows 7, I asked
> for it to also verify the CD afterwords, and it did, not problem there.
>
> Windows is installed on /dev/hda
> I wanted to install linux on /dev/hdb, but never got the chaance to
> get that far, as installation hangs at start.
>
> I download debian ISO image, burn it, booted, and debian installed OK
> on the same PC.
>

UPDATE:

I repeated the whole process. Downloaded the ISO image again,from  
ubuntu web site. This time I burned it on a DVD-R instead of a CD,  
using windows 7, verified ISO burn OK.

Rebooted, Ubuntu installation spalsh screen came up, saw the little  
dots below the ubuntu change colors as before, then they all became  
solid colors, then I hear the CD drive spining louder, the monitor  
went all dark, as if there was a crash, kept hearing the CD drive  
working hard, and waited for 10 more minutes, nothing happened, screen  
stayed dark.

So, it is clear, 10.04 has a problem.  The computer is brand new, it  
is HP Pavilion Elite HPE-270F

http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-Elite-HPE-270F-Desktop-Black/dp/B003AIKPDG

May be someone at ubuntu should try installing this iso on the same PC  
to find what is the problem?

--Nasser