Very strange issue while installing ubunto

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i have about 170 Gigabyte free at the last of my hard

i have windows 7 and suse linux installed on the machine

when i try to install ubunto

i start to create the partitions manually because i want to add it as a third operating system on my pc

anyway i create the 4 partitions /boot - / - /var - /home

automatically it choose to install the boot on sda not sda 9 as the /boot was sda9

i click install

it gives me this message " 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 clean the CD/DVD, to burn the CD/DVD at a lower speed, to clean the CD/DVD drive lens (cleaning kits are often available from electronics suppliers), to check whether the hard disk is old and in need of replacement, or to move the system to a cooler environment. "

i burn another cd

and do the same … the same problem

i try to create the partitions at the end of the hard disk not the beggining although im sure that there is no error in the hardware but the same message

lastly i change the boot to be created in sda 9

the same problem

when i do everything

i download Linux mint another operating system

and do the same points

the same error message appeared

by the way the boot is being damaged after restarting and i have to fix it from suse linux cd

do any one have a solution for this strange problem ?!!!

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As root (su -) show us fdisk -l ( that is a lower case L not a one)

You can only have 4 primary partitions. If you want more then 4 the last partition must be an extended. If you already have 4 the only solution is to redo from scratch.

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why do u ask for the primary partition

im not in need of them !

i already have 4 primary partition i think all the 4 are used in windows 7
i installed already suse on logical partiton

there is already extended partition created

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Have you verified the md5sum of the Ubuntu ISO?

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Since you have openSUSE already installed and you created partitions for Ubuntu, are you able to mount/read/write/format these partitions from openSUSE?
It’s not impossible to have to replace a CD/DVD drive to perform an installation without having a clear explanation of what is wrong with the drive. With I/O errors, some of the usual causes (in order of decreasing likelihood) would be: mediums, CD/DVD drives, cables, HDs, controller. Also on some BIOS, switching between AHCI or SATA (legacy) mode could make a difference - unlikely in your case, as you did install another Linux already. If I/O errors persist, you can check the HD with the tool provided by the constructor (normally available on its website).

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what is md5sum ???

anyway my pc is
desk1: 2Giga Ram | 3/2m | built in vga 256

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Wiki on this: md5sum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In essence Linux operating system packagers and Linux end users, utilize the md5sum to determine if a downloaded file was corrupted in the download. Unfortunately, dependant on one’s download method, on one’s PC setup, and on one’s internet connection, this ‘corruption’ in download happens reasonably often, and the intent of conducting an md5sum check is to confirm if the downloaded file is IDENTICAL to the file on the web site.

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Because @gogalthorpe wants to check whether the problem is caused by the disk layout. So please open a terminal window and do:


su -c 'fdisk -l'

and post output here.

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Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x02460245

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 6724 54001664 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 * 6724 101551 761697281 5 Extended
/dev/sda3 102755 102794 307200 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 102794 104068 10240000 83 Linux
/dev/sda5 6724 13252 52435968 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 13252 26437 105907200 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 26437 52676 210763776 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 52676 95494 343934976 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda9 95494 95571 616448 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 95571 96876 10481664 83 Linux
/dev/sda11 96876 97137 2095104 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda12 97137 97920 6288384 83 Linux
/dev/sda13 97920 100530 20971520 83 Linux
/dev/sda14 100531 101168 5120000 83 Linux
/dev/sda15 101168 101551 3072000 83 Linux

notice

3 & 4 & 14 & 15 i have created for /boot - / - /var - /home

and where can i find m5dsum and is there any problem ???

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what is the problem !!!

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If the file is called bishoyubuntu.iso, and if you downloaded it on to opensuse, then you can check it by navigating in a terminal to where the bishoyubuntu.iso file is located, and type:

md5sum bishoyubuntu.iso

… that will give you the md5sum of the downloaded file. Then you need to compare that number to the number that is on the applicable Ubuntu web site. I can not tell you where Ubuntu store the number on their web site because I am not an Ubuntu user.

Note when I say “bishoyubuntu.iso” I made up that name. You need to use the name of the actual downloaded file.