Ubuntu Stops During Install

[Slurpee]

Hey,

I'd like to install Ubuntu on my computer. It is an HP Pavilion 720n. AMD 2.0Ghz, 512megs Ram. (Originally had XP Home.)

Anyway, I downloaded the Live CD from here, and burnt the image. But when I put it in my computer, it starts up, I go to install, it goes for a bit then stops on this page.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f267/ANintendoFan/Computer/ubuntu_cd_install.jpg

So I tried the Ubuntu DVD at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/dvd/current/
But then I get this message during install.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f267/ANintendoFan/Computer/ubuntu_dvd_install.jpg

Then I tried the alternative text installer. It started out good, but then I got this error message.

http://i37.tinypic.com/1535rls.jpg


Can someone please help me. I know this computer can run Linux since I'm typing this up from a Live Mandriva CD. I'd just like to try Ubuntu. See if its better before I settle down on a final Distro. Since I'm switching from XP.

Thanks for any help.

[Pumalite]

Try the Alternate CD. Better results all around with HP.

[avtolle]

It looks like the OP tried the alternate installer disk.

@OP: did you check the md5sum of the iso before burning it as an image to cd? Did you burn at a slow speed (4x works for me every time)? I use CD-Rs, seem to work every time on all computers, some of which are, shall we say, "mature", and the CD-ROM drives handle CD-Rs better.

[Pumalite]

You are right. It looks like a bad burn.