Ubuntu 12.04.2 long term maintenance installation problems

[Ron Fish]

On 03/03/2013 10:11 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 28 February 2013 17:24, lazer100 <lazer100 at talktalk.net> wrote:
>> On 28-Feb-13 19:14:18 Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:06 PM, lazer100 <lazer100 at talktalk.net> wrote:
>>>> I tried installing the Ubuntu 12.04.2 long term maintenance version
>>>> (32 bit desktop) from the links at ubuntu.com
>>>>
>>>> the CD malfunctioned.
>>>>
>>>> so I made another one, this also malfunctioned.
>>>>
>>>> I downloaded the iso again in case the download was corrupted,
>>>> but this second download was identical to the original download.
>>>>
>>>> so unless there is something wrong with the CD drive,
>>>> this CD doesnt function.
>>>>
>>>> there was no intro screen, and the screen kept glitching continually,
>>>> I waited quite a while without any coherent screen,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> is there any way to know if the resulting CD is not corrupted?
>>>>
>>>> meanwhile I'll try to install the main Ubuntu 12.10 version,
>>>>
>>
>>> Have you tried installing from  USB stick?  I've had trouble burning cd's
>>> at times but this way seems quit reliable.
>> I havent,
>>
>> how would I set up an installation USB stick?
> Follow the instructions on http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
> (lower right hand side) for burning a usb stick.
>
> Colin
>
i get this kind of stuff sometimes and burn it to dvd instead and all 
works. dont know how it is where you are but I don't even bother with 
CD's anymore they are just not worth it. i pretty much use dvd always. 
But then again, Multisystem gets these iso's working rather nicely on 
USB so i dont burn too much anyway these days. if you have a thumbdrive 
i can point you to Multisystem.