[xubuntu-users] Problem installing 12.04?

[Knute Johnson]

On 5/9/2012 7:14 AM, Piskie wrote:
> On 09/05/12 04:45, Knute Johnson wrote:
>> I'm trying to install Xubuntu 12.04 on an old Dell laptop. I'm getting
>> an error that says the installer had an unrecoverable error and then
>> starts a session so I can troubleshoot. The problem is, I don't know
>> what to look for. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
> I'd be inclined to check the md5sum of the download and the cd burn - if
> those are both good then I'd look further.
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/CDIntegrityCheck
>
>
> You might need to use some boot options for it
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDBootOptions
>
>
> regards
>
> Piskie
>

I checked the md5sums but couldn't get the CD integrity check to work. 
I held a key for the whole boot process but it just goes through the 
normal boot up.

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Knute Johnson