[Errno 5] Input/output error

[dheerajsp]

i get this error during installation at about 29%. this is the error i get in the dialog box:

The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk:

[Errno 5] Input/output error

This particular error is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or a faulty hard disk. It may help to clean the CD/DVD, to burn the CD/DVD at a lower speed, to clean the CD/DVD drive lens (cleaning kits are often available from electronics suppliers), to check whether the hard disk is old and in need of replacement, or to move the system to a cooler environment.

i checked the CD when i burnt it and it was OK. i even verified the MD5 of the ISO after downloading and the CD doesnt have any scratches. so i dont think it's an issue with the CD.


im trying to install Ubuntu into an already existing ext3 drive that i've used before to install many distros. so i tried formatting the drive using Gparted from the System Menu. but gparted crashed after saying it finished formatting. so i tried the same with the Fiesty cd i had, and it formatted it and didnt crash.

then i put the Gutsy CD back in and opened gparted and it showed that my ext3 drive has 300+ mb of used space?!?!?! isnt is supposed to be 0mb? i just formatted it!!!

so i tried deleting the partition, but then it says that i need to unmount all partitions below the logical number 6(my ext3 partition is hd6, so...). but after i unmount them, it still doesnt delete!


i simply dont know what to do now! definitely my MBR will be overwritten, so ill need to 'fixmbr' from my XP cd. but before that, does anyone know what i can do to install Gutsy right now?

thanx!

[dheerajsp]

Anyone??

[udayshanbhag]

Even i have the same problem.
Did you get solution to this problem??

Thanks in advance
Uday

[dheerajsp]

not really. but i installed Kubuntu 7.04 into the same drive and it worked ok. so there definitely is sumtin wrong with teh Ubuntu live cd itself. i even tried installing Xubuntu 7.10 that i accidentally downloaded, but even that agev the same error message at a different stage of the setup!

[MrFSL]

To start could you boot from the Feisty disk, open a terminal and post the output of:

cat /proc/partitions

[dheerajsp]

Originally Posted by MrFSL To start could you boot from the Feisty disk, open a terminal and post the output of: cat /proc/partitions

im at work now, so i cant do that now.

but i WAS able install Kubuntu Fiesty. lemme go home and try installing Gutsy on this drive after i run the 'cat' command u gave,


thanx.

[MrFSL]

This command won't allow you to install. It will just let us know what your hardrive looks like in terms of partitions.

Post the output so we can better determine what we are dealing with.

[dheerajsp]

Originally Posted by MrFSL This command won't allow you to install. It will just let us know what your hardrive looks like in terms of partitions. Post the output so we can better determine what we are dealing with.

yea, i had an idea of what that would do... will post in a few mins...

[dheerajsp]

PHP Code:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/partitions 
major minor  #blocks  name

   3     0   78184008 hda
   3     1    6296970 hda1
   3     2          1 hda2
   3     5   11671191 hda5
   3     6   12552977 hda6
   3     7     938068 hda7
   3     8    6289416 hda8
   3     9   20972826 hda9
   3    10   19454683 hda10
   7     0     646072 loop0 


im tryin to install into hda6. and hda7 is my swap drive.

[Shadak]

im getting the same problem at 28% installation. I have gotten 7.04 to install with my set up but not the 64 bit 7.10. I am using raided drives with a 100MB boot partiotion, and 20GB root, i have 2GB of ram so i dont have a swap. If anyone knows how to fix this i would love to know what i can do to fix it.

Also i do have a 64-bit processor and the main reason y im doing this is just so i can get the 64-bit os only soundblaster drivers