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Hard disk error [duplicate]

I got this error during installation. The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: [Errno 5] Input/output error This is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or ...
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Errno 5 Input/output error in ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 in VMWare but while on the middle of copying files, a pop-up error would appear: The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: [Errno 5] ...
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Error 5 Input/Output When trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

I am using a Lenovo laptop without a CD drive. I tried to install Ubuntu 12.04 through USB stick. After completing around 20% or 22% i got error like Error 5 Input/Output. Please help me, I am ...
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Install on Acer Aspire 4752 [duplicate]

I am at my wits end with this computer. I bought and Acer Aspire 4752 with a fully loaded version of Windows 7 on it. I prefer Ubuntu so I began to install 14.04 from USB. Got the error: [Errno 5] ...
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Getting error when installing ubuntu 18.10 on solid hard drive [duplicate]

I have just purchased a solid adata su650 hard drive. I try to install Ubuntu 18.10 without success. When starting the installation process and after creating the user, the installer stops and sends ...
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Getting error 5 while installing via USB [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: “errno 5 - input/output error” when trying to install I'm trying to install Ubuntu 11.10 on my laptop with Ubuntu 11.10 , 64-bit version through a usb drive I get ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS install failed. swap partition failed [duplicate]

I recently was lucky enough to get a laptop for free. The only setback is it had no operating system. I burned ubuntu 12.04 LTS to a disk, and when i boot it in the laptop it loads. I tried installing ...
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I/O Error when attempting to install the latest Ubuntu? How can I fix this? [duplicate]

Well the latest Ubuntu has shipped and though I would love to use it on my new used Thinkpad for programming, when ever I install it I get an Error saying something to the effect: "I/O Error... ...
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errno 5 install [duplicate]

I am trying to install ubuntu on my desktop. I used a usb that I had used successfully to my laptop, but it doesn't work for desktop. (12.04 32bit) When I am trying to boot from usb it says that no ...
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"The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened." while installing Ubuntu Studio 12.10 [duplicate]

I've used UNetBootin for install Ubuntu Studio 12.10 on my USB drive. When it boots, I choose to install Ubuntu Studio but after a step, it gave me this error: E:Read error - read (5: Input/output ...
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Errno 5 input/output error [duplicate]

I am facing a havoc situation, I choose install Ubuntu in place of Windows 10, and now I don't have any OS on my computer and Installation of Ubuntu showing error 5 every time I reached out to install ...
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Error when installing Ubuntu 20.04 in VirtualBox

I'm trying to set up Ubuntu 20.04 on Oracle VirtualBox 6.1.6. During the installation, I got the following error message: The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: [Errno 5] ...
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"input/output error during read on /dev/sda" during installation

At the moment my laptop does not have any OS. I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 using a live cd, which runs perfectly, but after the initial installation steps it shows an input/output error during ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 "[Errno 5] Input/output error" during Installation

I have been trying to install a fresh copy of Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit version) on my desktop PC from a USB memory stick, but I'm experiencing a problem. Each time I attempt an install I received an "[...
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input/output error during write on /dev/sdb during Ubuntu installation

I am trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 on a clean hard drive but it gives an error: input/output error during write on /dev/sdb What should I do to fix it? Thanks in advance I haven't tried anything as ...
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I/O errors are reported when I try to install Ubuntu, but the SMART data is good. Is my hard disk dying?

When I try to install linux, it tells me there is an input output error on dev sda. I have tried both Ubuntu and Mint on two different computers. So that narrows it down to the hdd. After hours ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Errno 5 Input/output error when installing using USB

I'm installing Ubuntu 16.04 (64bit) using a Pen drive but during the installation, I get the I/O error, however sometimes prior to this, some other errors appear saying I am missing a certain file and ...
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Error partitioning hard drive during installation of Ubuntu12.04.3 LTS

I've recieved a couple of errors while trying to install 12.04.3 LTS (64 bit) on my Lenovo Thinkpad T510 i5 laptop. The first error was, ERROR!!! Input/output error during write on /dev/sda I've ...
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The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk, but the .iso file checksum is correct

I have 64-bit dell N5110 laptop. During Ubuntu 14.04 installation, I received this error. I know the error is common, but I didn't find an answer, so please read below. [Errno 5] Input/output error ...
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Error in loading of Ubuntu 14.04 installation DVD

The installation gets to the screen of Ubuntu where it's loading, I click the left button to see code and here's what it says is happening: stdin: Not a typewriter Generating locales... en_US.UTF-...
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Can't install due to "udeb file failed the MD5 checksum verification" error

I have been trying to get Ubuntu 12.04.1 (desktop-i386) running on my laptop. Have burned a boot-able CD containing 12.04.1. It allows me the option of Trying out Ubuntu before installing, but the ...
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The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk

The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: [Errno 5] Input/output error This is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or a faulty hard disk. It may help to ...
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Error 5 - input/output error

I am trying to install Ubuntu (actually Kubuntu, but I've tried Ubuntu as well and it gives the same error) on my AMD Ryzen 5 3500u laptop, which runs windows perfectly. Every time I try to install ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 installation failed "did not match source copy"

I went through all the steps to install Ubuntu dualboot with Windows 10 on my Lenovo T430 laptop. I got as far as allocating drive space between Windows 10 and Ubuntu. After I hit continue the ...
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How do I fix Input/Output error during Lubuntu installation?

I tried to install Lubuntu on my PC (Pentium 4160 GB Hard disk, 1256 MB Ram). I have downloaded ISO image file from torrent which is on Lubuntu site, then burnt CD at 32x speed and tried to install on ...
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Error 5 Input/Output error during installtion through USB

I have followed every possible issue but still not avail to solved the problem hard disk fully formatted Windows 7 / 8 installed without any issue after getting the issue check memory issue / Test ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu 20.04 on the machine and VirtualBox

I've been trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop since its pre-release, every time when I downloaded the ISO file and try to install it in VirtualBox, it always gives this message: I've check ...
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Install of Ubuntu 14.04 64amd desktop ISO live USB returns errno5 error [closed]

Does the machine that I want to install 14.04 on need to have the HDD partitioned and formatted in any specific way to fix this error? The live USB will boot up 14.04 in the "Try Ubuntu without ...
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Error installing ubuntu [Errno 30]

I try to install ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS in my laptop, but an error ocurred all the time. Sometimes it is Errno 5 and others Errno 30, but the message is almost the same: This is often due to a faulty ...
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Errno 5 Input/output error when trying to install Ubuntu on noisy hard drive

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 to my brand new eBay purchased hard drive. I only got the drive today and already it's causing me problems. The seller is a proper professional company with 99.9% ...
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Errno 5 while installing Ubuntu 12.04 via live USB

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 using live USB but I am getting this error message: The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: [Errno 5] Input/output error This is often ...
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Error code 5 when installing

Im using a single core 2.8Ghz pc with 1Gb ram and 400Gb harddrive. On installing either 12.10 or 12.04 I get an Error Code 5 input / output error halfway through the install. I have tried 5 CD's of ...
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Problems installing Ubuntu server and desktop

google translate Good afternoon I'm new to linux, I have to install a proxy and to them I decided on Ubuntu, the problem is that it took several days trying to install Ubuntu on any version and when ...
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lubuntu not booting after install on iMac Early 2006

So recently I got given a iMac Early 2006 basically speced out as much as possible from factory (Intel Core Duo, 2GB of RAM, DGPU). I wanted to try to run some modern programs on it, as the newest ...
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Cannot install 10.10 on new 32 GB SSD in DELL Mini 9

Cannot install 10.10 or any other distro on new 32 GB SuperTalentSSD. It is recognized by Bios, but Error says: Input/output error during write on dev/sda. Installed 10.04 on 16 GB SuperTalent SSD ...
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Error with Wubi Installer- Ubuntu 13.04 desktop

I'm having problems installing Ubuntu 13.04 desktop. I've download the wubi installer on my Windows computer. When I open this file using WinRar & run wubi.exe, it attempts to install Ubuntu but ...
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Ubuntu CD Installer crashes with "erron5 input/output error"

I had 12.04 installed on a Satellite l635. I wanted to start over with a fresh install because I had experimented with a bunch of different things, and computer was getting glitchy and random freezes. ...
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The installer encountered an error copying to the hard disc errno5 - input/output error

I am new to the Linux OS. Following this tutorial I was able to successfully install VirtualBox-6.1.12 boot it directly from my windows 10 computer and then Ubuntu-20.04.1, and I used the Ubuntu ...
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trying to install ubuntu but getting error input/output error

I was trying to install ubuntu from live-usb and I get error input/output error. I tried boot repair disk for ubuntu. Here is the output Any help is appreciated. I tried testdisk without any luck. ...
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Keep getting problems during Ubuntu 22.04.2 installation - Errno5 input/output

Ok, so I screw up my last actualization of Ubuntu - I was not paying attention and during this I encountered a lot of problems, in the end my laptop stopped working. I tried to reanimate it, but to no ...
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Errno5 - input/output error

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 in a virtual machine. I got the error as installation crashed if I skip. The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: [Errno 5] Input/output ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 installation input/output error [duplicate]

I have been trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my system since tomorrow, I know there newer versions of Ubuntu available, but still I want to install this version only. I'm repeatedly getting the same ...
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Any install on any disk from any source fails

So, here's something to ponder about... Every installation attempt ends with an error. Either that a particular file could not be copied (some .so library file, every time different one) or a generic ...
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Ubuntu Installation Fails from cd and usb stick

I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.10. I have downloaded the .iso file. I tried to burn the file to a DVD using infra recorder but it gives an input/output error. Then it fails to burn and cd drive ...
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Ubuntu i386 installed with bad DDR2 2GB memory card

After great trial and error, I was able to successfully install the Desktop version of Ubuntu 14.10 i386 on my PC, which is an old DELL Pentium 4 OptiPlex 210L. It was a case where an installation ...
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Can not install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Acer aspire 4736G through CD/DVD

Nowadays I try install Ubuntu on my laptop through CD,there is a error message I can not resolved,I try many ways ,search the internet,and find some solutions,but it can not help me,who can tell me ...
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Insallation Help - Input/Output Errors when Trying to Install [closed]

Well, I'm not very good at computers, but my Acer Windows 8.1 CPU has had it's partition or hard drive deleted. I tried resetting my computer with a windows boot usb, tried refreshing and I kept ...
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Need help installing Ubuntu 14.04

I am a complete Linux noob. I burned the latest Ubuntu ISO to a DVD and tried to install it from the disk. My original intention was to install it alongside my Windows, but somehow I ended up creating ...
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Hard drive lock or bad drive?

I received a laptop that didn't have a charger or OS. It would try booting from the Hard Drive but it would through "Disk read error. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart. The bios was locked with a password....
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errno 5 While installing Ubuntu on an Acer laptop

I just got a new Acer Aspire 5 A515-56 laptop. I'm trying to install Ubuntu on it, however while installing, I keep getting an error message that says [Errno 5] Input/output error. After reading ...
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