Ubuntu 9.10. Installation Problem

[Caironater]

I'm new and I don't know if this is the right section or not but I'm having a problem with installing Ubuntu.

I download the Iso, Burn it to a Disk (I've tried using Two types of CD's and a DVD), I then in start up my windows XP. I insert it into the XP and boot from disk.
I then select my language and start installation.
It then stops a 5% which says

Creating ext4 file system for / in partition #1 of SCSI2 (0,0,0) (sda)…

If I restart and select the check CD for errors option thing it scans for a while then says it found 1 corrupt files.
I've tried Re downloading several times and using different disks but it always does the same thing

I'm using Ubuntu 9.10.
and I don't know how to write Computer Specifications so if someone told me what to put in and what order that would be great

[taurus]

Make sure you burn it at a slow speed like 4x. Burning at the default speed will cause problems.

[Caironater]

Thanks for The quick Response.
I was Burning at x8 so that wouldn't work
Thanks again.

[Caironater]

Hmmmm...
I tried at 4x and 2x but I still got the same results.
anything else anyone knows about?

[taurus]

Did you run the checksum to check the integrity of the ISO image before you burnt it?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

[Caironater]

No, But I just did and the .ISO image is right according to the md5 check sum.
so that wasn't my problem.
any other ideas?

[taurus]

Which media did you use? Perhaps use another brand (if you have an option) to see if that fixes it.

[Caironater]

I was using disk utility on a mac snow leopard.
Do you Know any other good disk programs for the mac?

[Caironater]

Got a program called Burn.
just burnt my disk and am going to try it now.

[Caironater]

That didn't work.
the computer couldn't even boot from disk!
Do you know any other burning aplications that work?

[kjb34]

Have you tried IsoRecorder? Youcan find it here
isorecorder.alexfeinman.com Hope that helps you.

[taurus]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto#Mac%20OS%20X

[Caironater]

Thanks I'll try ISORecorder.
Disk Utility automatically verified it anyway, and it never got any problems.

[Caironater]

As I said earlier I'm using a Mac.
So ISORecorder Wouldn't work on it.

[Caironater]

Hmmmm...
Maybe i'll try burning it on a windows computer

[Caironater]

Well I worked it out.
I tried to Install Jaunty and it got stuck @ installing the ext3 file system.
And it doesn't install be cause my hard drive is dead.:mad: