Can't install or boot: (initramfs) mount mounting /dev/loop0 on filesystem.squashfs failed: Input/Output error
1. I downloaded ubuntu-
2. I first tried to install into a new VirtualBox VM with the ISO mounted on the Win7 host using Daemon Tools Light.
On VM boot almost immediately get:
"(initramfs) mount mounting /dev/loop0 on filesystem.squashfs failed: Input/Output error
Cannot mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/
3. I then burned the image onto a CD-R using ISO Image Burner, and tried to use the CD as the install source.
That too produces the same error message as above.
4. I then used the recommended Universal USB Installer to attempt a USB drive installation. However, that failed early on with:
Data error in "casper\
System Details:
Win7 64-bit
Intel i7 920 cpu
6 GB RAM
23 GB free disk space
System is well-used and operating normally in all other respects.
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