[Bug 952760] Re: installer should fallback to network if CD fails to read

[anatoly techtonik]

** Description changed:

- CD/DVD readers become old and their reliability increases significantly,
- so it is not uncommon to see those failing. Still CD/DVD disks are still
- a popular giveaways. So..
+ CD/DVD readers become old and their reliability decreases, so it is not
+ uncommon to see those failing. Still CD/DVD disks are still a popular
+ giveaways. So..
  
  When Ubuntu installer is run from CD and CD fails to read some file, it should not crash immediately, but..
  1. propose to retry
  2. try to read this file from the internet

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Title:
  installer should fallback to network if CD fails to read

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  CD/DVD readers become old and their reliability decreases, so it is
  not uncommon to see those failing. Still CD/DVD disks are still a
  popular giveaways. So..

  When Ubuntu installer is run from CD and CD fails to read some file, it should not crash immediately, but..
  1. propose to retry
  2. try to read this file from the internet

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