Ubuntu 11.04 DISC INSTALLATION

[triger]

I have downloaded the Ubuntu 11.04 32 bit ISO and burn't it to a CD ROM at burn speed x4.0. I put the disc in my laptop, rebooted it and used boot from CD. It first came up with a picture of a keyboard or something equals (=) and a stickman with a circle around him. Then it the screen turned pink and it said ubuntu with 5 dots like a loading bar. They dots stop blinking and the disc stops spinning and it stays at the pink screen. Why?

[dFlyer]

Reboot off the cd, when the little stickman shows press the space bar and select check cd or something to those words to make sure you have a good burn. Also did you check the md5sum of the iso before you burned it.

[triger]

No I did not check the md5sum. I do not even know what that is. How do I do it?

[coffeecat]

No I did not check the md5sum. I do not even know what that is. How do I do it?

How to md5sum:

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

Although you've burned your CD, a useful link. Burning ISO Howto:

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

But simply run the CD integrity check that dFlyer suggested. If the CD passes the integrity check, then you can assume the downloaded ISO was good.

After you tap a key when the stickman and keyboard icons appear, and after you choose your language, the disc integrity check is third in the menu, if I remember correctly.