Installation stops with an error message at the “Copying files…” step

Question

I've been trying to install 12.04 LTS onto a Dell with a Pentium III from CD.

Booting from the CD, the installer gets through the "Who are you?" process and begins copying files. The progress bar gets as far as the last period in "Copying files...". The box clears, and an error box comes up saying:

The installer has encountered an unrecoverable error. A desktop session will now be run so that you may investigate the problem or try installing again.

When I try to install from this desktop session, the installer gets to the same point, the copying files box closes, and then just stops. The pointer is busy, the CD drive spins up occasionally with no data transfer, and there's no hard drive activity.

When I boot from the CD and access the disk boot menu, the disk checks good and memory checks good (I upgraded the original memory to 512 MB). I also updated the BIOS to the newest version from Dell. This is an older L866r, but should meet the requirements.

Answer 1

I ran into the same issues when trying to install from CD. Burning it to a DVD and installing worked like a charm.

Answer 2

Try the "alternate" release.
It has a text-based installer that may solve your problem.
Alternate 12.04 32bit / Alternate 12.04 64bit

Answer 3

Most of the time CDs burns wont work with ubuntu, I am sharing my personal experience. Better to use a usb or DVD installer.

Answer 4

Did you?
1. Check the MD5 hash to verify the data integrity? If the hash true,
2. It can be the burner quality. Is the burner old? Or
3. It can be your harddisk health. If your harddisk is old, the installation can be failed. Or
4. You didn't format the drive cleanly / you didn't use the clean install (there is some data leaving there not formatted)

Answer 5

sometimes problem can be by your cd producter . if you have a usb flash disk . may you try installing from usb ?