Novice (aka beginner) Ubuntu user

[NoOp]

On 10/18/2008 03:08 AM, Raseel Bhagat wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 3:31 PM, ac <"aec$news"@candt.waitrose.com> wrote:

>>
>> Although your issues might be completely unrelated to possible cd
>> errors, it is strongly advised to check the CD for errors, at least
>> initially until you are up and running. There are several stages which
>> can possibly be subject to problems - the downloaded file itself, the
>> burn process, and the read process in the use target machine.
>>
>> A quick way to confirm all is well is to use the CD option after boot
>> up  choice
>> 'check this CD for errors'
>> this will obviously include checking if the target a machine can read
>> even a perfect CD for your intended activity, which is important.
>>
> 
> I'm pretty sure this is not a CD error.
> A corrupt media would have showed "I/O error" of some sort.

Actually it doesn't - but it should show up with 'check this CD for
errors' as suggested by ac.