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ibexslam
February 14th, 2013, 01:56 AM
Hi, folks,

I'm trying to install Xubuntu as a virtual machine, using Vmware, on an XP host. I'm using a .iso file that's on the hard drive. Partway through the install, I get an error message: "Unable to find a medium containing a live file system", which is odd, since that's after the point where the Xubuntu splash screen has come up and the install has started; obviously, the .iso has been found at that point.

Any suggestions about how to fix or work around this hangup?

Thanks!

I.

ibexslam
February 14th, 2013, 05:39 PM
I've researched the issue...sometimes this seems to come up when booting from a usb device, with the solution being to change the boot sequence. But I'm not booting from a physical device, nor dual booting. I'm stumped.

ibexslam
February 14th, 2013, 08:37 PM
I've moved this question over to the virtualization section.

nothingspecial
February 14th, 2013, 08:38 PM
I'll close this one then.