You could try a good cd-based live distro, such as PuppyLinux. DVD drives are more forgiving of CDs than DVDs, and if Puppy boots it would rule out other possible causes.
More good luck! Dale --- Dale R. Scott, P.Eng. Transparency with Trust http://www.dalescott.net > On May 30, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Greg King <wgk...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > I don't know a shop that has a good rep for understanding Linux. > > You could try the following: > 1. verify the .iso that you created the boot media from is not corrupted by > running md5sum against the .iso file and comparing the result to the > published md5sum from the download site. > >md5sum ubuntu-????????????.iso > 2. burning the boot dvd at a low speed (6x) to minimise chance of burn error. > 3. boot the live dvd into "legacy" video mode. Sometimes Linux will boot but > the video disappears so it looks like it hung. If the live boot works you can > use various X tools to see what video settings work. > > I have found the HP Pavillion on board video to be finicky. Often it is > simpler to add a cheap video card that works well with Linux rather than > delve into the X configuration technicalities. There are proprietary drivers > from Nvidia for Linux, but it has been a long time since I have set these up > and I think the opensource nouveau drivers work well now but I have no > experience. > > Good luck. > > Greg > From: "Bill Hall" <learnmore...@gmail.com> > To: clug-talk@clug.ca > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 5:59:17 PM > Subject: [clug-talk] ubuntu install fail squashfs > > Hi, > > I have tried to install ubuntu with two different boot disks. It works > somewhat with the live session but will not install. It seems to hang on > > ./casper/filesystem.squashfs then errors found in 1 files! > > I took it to Staples and they said the hardware checked out. > > Here is my setup > > HP pavilion 500 > AMD A8 7600 > 8 GB Memory > NVIDIA GeForce GT 705 > 1 TB > SuperMultiDVD Burner Drive > > My thought is that I could try a USB intsall rather than the DVD. I have read > some of the forums on this problem and it seems beyond my capabilities. Is > there a recommended shop? > > Thanks, > > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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