I am unable to reproduce this bug here. Check the md5sum of the image you downloaded:
75add9fe4b88b44e258c35a1abc2ebbc feisty-alternate-i386.iso Make sure that the image has been burned correctly and run the cdcheck locally. Are you installing an i386 iso on amd64? Fabio ** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- feisty-alternate-i386 for herd-2 cannot install kernel from CDROM https://launchpad.net/bugs/79109 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs