[voteforpedro]

OK so i have decided to make the big swith from xindows to linux. The distro i chose was Mandrake. So anywayys i tried to install it and i got to the install part and i clicked enter so then it starts "loading memory" the progress bar goes like 25% then the progress bar disapears and i get text saying "error in exec. of stage2 :-(
trying to execute '/usr/bin/runninstall/2'
from the install action volume the following fatal error occured
FATAL ERROR IN STAGE1:I/O error
I cant recover from this.
You may reboot your system"
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!

[Whiskers]

Perhaps a corrupt iso or burning error?

Have you tried redownloading the ISO and burning it at a slower speed, Ive read they like to be burned slow, say 8x-16x

[voteforpedro]

ohh haha i burned it at 40x

[danleff]

First verify that your download was ok by checking the md5sum.

Then burn at 4-8X speed. Slow! Especially if you are using cdrw media.