Install lockup with 6.01

[Francesco Cioffi]

Try to burn a new CD.

FC

On 10/4/06, Matthew Johnson <mattjohnson2005 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> I'm a brand new user to Ubuntu and yesterday was my first attempt at
> an install.  I've used other linuxes in the past so I have some
> familiarity with how they work.
>
> I downloaded ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-i386.iso from
> osmirrors.cerias.purdue.edu and burned it to a CD.  The cd boots fine
> on my computer without any hints at the startup page.
>
> I clicked on the install folder on the desktop and entered the 6-step
> process.  I already had 2 ext3 partitions and a linux swap partition
> from a previous linux install, so I left those along and formated them
> only.
>
> At the end of the 6-step process, I get the 'installing system'
> notification box with the left-to-right gauge in the middle.  The
> install proceeds until 59% and freezes there.  The CD spins up and
> down during the install from a very low spin rate, to full out.  When
> the install is at 59% the CD seems to be spinning, but at a very low
> rate and very quietly.  I left it for 2 hours to see if it would
> continue.  I've tried the install 2 more times since then.
>
> This is my MD5 fingerprint of the CD: fb3af44c21f1f68cc25fda7edb8c1bd3
>
> I couldn't find on any of the download pages what the value should be
> so I'm posting it here.
>
> I'm happy to receive your suggestions on what I should try next to get
> ubuntu-6.06.1 to install. Thanks!
>
>
>  -Matt Johnson
>   Minneapolis, MN, USA.
>
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