Installation from disk freezes at 63%

Asked by sebas215

I was installing Ubuntu 9.04 and everything was going great until i got to 63% and stayed there any ideas on what is wrong. I did a disk check for defects and it found 1 error so maybe I should burn it again

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Basic (basicxp) said :
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As a solution try not to burn your CDs, but order 1 free copy of Ubuntu at https://shipit.ubuntu.com. Your Launchpad login is required there. Just specify your adress and wait about 2 weeks (in Europe).

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Tom (tom6) said :
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Hi :)

Yes, burn a new one but also start by ordering an official one through shpit. It's quick to put the order in but takes ages for the official cd to arrive & also it doesn't hurt to have a few different copies of Ubuntu in case you get a chance to give one away to a friend or someone, often a good move ) I tend to find that the cheapest "write once" cds that you can only buy in packs of 10 or more are better for this than more expensive kinds of cds and of course dvds often tend to be almost useless. Anyway here's a guide to making a great cd
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

Note that any Ubuntu cd can be booted as a LiveCd so that while installing you can still pop into here through firefox on the top taskbar. It's a good idea to try a demo of Ubuntu on the particular set of hardware you plan to install Ubuntu on before installing it, just to see if it's going to be easy (usually is easy). To do so simply put the Ubuntu Cd in the cd/dvd-drive and reboot the machine. It should get you to a menu with "Try Ubuntu without changes to this machine", if it doesn't then this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD
Choosing the "Try Ubuntu ..." should get you to a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session", if it works. Firefox on the top taskbar and the installer icon at the top right of the desktop are probably the most useful parts of this right now but also gparted is quite handy sometimes :)

Oh and to install Ubuntu it might be worth following this guide
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Tom (tom6) said :
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Hi :)

If this is still a problem then please re-post this as a new question
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion
perhaps also at
http://www.linuxquestions.org

Launchpad can only handle most recently asked questions and often the Answers Team races through all the shortest questions first so when you re-post please keep it very brief. You can always copy&paste this link back to this question so that people can see the detail you gave here
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78787

When i was answering questions in here it seemed the best answers were
given when the question was posted just as americans were getting back
from work. This was weird because most of the answerers lived in Europe
or Asia at that time lol.

Anyway, good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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