*USB bootable media <div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 16, 2011 3:19 PM, "Jay Boyson" <<a href="mailto:jboyson.subscriber@gmail.com">jboyson.subscriber@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > Try using USE bookable media or rewrite the iso using a slower speed. > > <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto</a> > On Feb 16, 2011 3:15 PM, "Mark Apel" <<a href="mailto:mapel@cals.arizona.edu">mapel@cals.arizona.edu</a>> wrote: >> I recently reformatted my Dell 4500S desktop computer (1.76 Gigahertz >> Celeron processor) with Ubuntu 10.10 and despite an error message saying >> certain packages couldn¹t be removed, things seemed to work just fine. I >> installed Ubuntu as the sole operating system. However, I started noticing >> some bugginess and thought maybe the installation was corrupted. After a >> forced shutdown, Ubuntu would no longer boot up my computer saying ³init >> not found.² >> I booted up using the CD disk, but the installation got stuck on the >> ³Preparing to install² window and never went forward. I downloaded Ubuntu >> again using my Mac and burned the iso to disk per the instructions. I > booted >> up Ubuntu on my Dell with the new CD and went to install Ubuntu 10.10 > again, >> and once again, it got stuck on the ³Preparing to install² window. Any > ideas >> on how I can successfully re-install Ubuntu on my old computer? Thanks in >> advance. >> -- >> Mark A. >> >> >> </div>