Changed my original posting as I meant server cd's rather than alternate. Installed with a dapper alternate cd last night and it was fine. No slowness at all on the same hardware.
** Description changed: Binary package hint: ubiquity - When using either Dapper, Edgy or Feisty installation media (Alternate CD's and Net CD's) loading of the files from the USB CDROM is very slow and often hangs before steps such as + When using either Dapper, Edgy or Feisty installation media Server CD's and Net CD's - server install) loading of the files from the USB CDROM is very slow and often hangs before steps such as # Scanning for hardware # Guided partitioning I 1st suspected this was due to the drive however after installing Debian 3.1_r4 i386 using the USB CDROM on the same hardware (which worked as expected from an internal drive) I now believe the problem is with the live CD kernels. -- Installing from USB CDROM is very slow and hangs alot during installation https://launchpad.net/bugs/84889 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
