Ubuntu – Unable to mount /dev/loop0 during install

system-installation

I was installing 32-bit Ubuntu(ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso) on VMWare workstation 7.1. During installation an error came up with the following text.

(initramfs) mount: mounting dev/loop0 on //filesystem.squashfs failed: Input/Output error Can not mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs) on //filesystem.squashfs

I did a memory test which was successful, but when selecting "Try Ubuntu without installing", "Install Ubuntu" or "Check disk for defects" the same error is showing up.

I download the ISO image from Ubuntu website "http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download". As I couldn't find the checksum data, the ISO image was verified by mounting to a virtual drive and browsing the contents.

The ISO image is mounted to a virtual drive in VMWare and not burnt to a CD.

Best Answer

The checksums (MD5) can be found on releases.ubuntu.com. I would suggest you do the following:

  1. Check that the MD5 checksum of the ISO image you downloaded matches the one in the aforementioned link, by following these directions.
  2. If that looks okay, boot the CD and press the Spacebar key when you see the keyboard icon in the bottom-center of the screen. Select your language, then the "Check CD for defects" boot option.

If neither of those produce any errors, please file a bug here, following these instructions to attach /casper.log to it.

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