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I have an emachines PC (model T5226) that I am attempting to install Linux on. I have tried multiple distros, namely Sabayon, Linux Mint, and SUSE, but at some point during the copying files phase of the installing, I get an "error number 5: input/output error", or similar. This occurs both when using a Live DVD or CD, and a Live USB drive, so the problem is not the CD Drive. However, I have thoroughly tested the the hard drive with the badblocks command line utility and found no errors (using read-only, nondestructive read/write, and destructive read/write modes).
Any clues as to what may be causing this? I am able to modify the drive just fine, e.g. partitioning it with GParted, but for some reason copying always fails at some point. I have verified the checksums of the linux ISOs I'm using, and was even able to use the Linux Mint DVD to install Linux Mint to a thumb drive, but could not install to the emachines's hard drive using the same DVD.
The hard drive is a Western Digital WD2500JS-22N, 250 gigabytes.
you should accept your own answer, Mook. Corny as it sounds, it provides guidance for future readers with the same problem. – MariusMatutiae – 2013-10-22T07:22:19.127