Trouble installing linux

[Daikbwioa682]

I have recently tried to revive an old laptop of mine with the windows files corrupted. I used Yupi to make the linux mint iso file bootable and then booted from the usb on the laptop. Installation starts correctly, but at half of the copying process an error message pops up ( see attached image).

It prompts me to restart the installation.

I tried installing it with or without connecting to my home wifi but the result is the same. What should i do? Is it a hard disk problem?

Thanks.

[Granular]

Well, are you sure that the disk is not faulty? That seems likely seeing how your Windows got corrupted.

Did you let the setup auto partition the drive?

[Daikbwioa682]

1 hour ago, Granular said:

Well, are you sure that the disk is not faulty? That seems likely seeing how your Windows got corrupted.

Did you let the setup auto partition the drive?

Yes i have though about the disk being the problem. But i didn't want to immediately get a new one if that wasn't really the problem. During the install i selected to erase everything on the disk and auto create a partition for linux.

[Granular]

2 minutes ago, Elian Isac said:

Yes i have though about the disk being the problem. But i didn't want to immediately get a new one if that wasn't really the problem. During the install i selected to erase everything on the disk and auto create a partition for linux.

Don't you have something used lying around? Like maybe another USB drive. If the install succeeds with another USB drive as the target, then the problem is with your current hard drive.

[Daikbwioa682]

1 hour ago, Granular said:

Don't you have something used lying around? Like maybe another USB drive. If the install succeeds with another USB drive as the target, then the problem is with your current hard drive.

Ok thanks i will try

[Daikbwioa682]

3 hours ago, Granular said:

Don't you have something used lying around? Like maybe another USB drive. If the install succeeds with another USB drive as the target, then the problem is with your current hard drive.

Ok so i tried and, linux installed perfectly on the usb drive and i made it so that right now it boots from the usb drive so i can use it until i solve the drive problem.

I tried to format the disk myself using the linux disk manager but it failed.

In the manager it showed that the disk was in danger and about to fail written in red.

I will try to install another hdd and i will update the status here later ( i think next week when a friend of mine will give me a used but working hdd just to try if the installation works)

[DimasRMDO]

On 5/18/2018 at 6:05 PM, Elian Isac said:

Ok so i tried and, linux installed perfectly on the usb drive and i made it so that right now it boots from the usb drive so i can use it until i solve the drive problem.

I tried to format the disk myself using the linux disk manager but it failed.

In the manager it showed that the disk was in danger and about to fail written in red.

I will try to install another hdd and i will update the status here later ( i think next week when a friend of mine will give me a used but working hdd just to try if the installation works)

Do you use quick format? I usually do a full format.

If it still fails, I reckon a defective hard drive. Yes, try to replace it.

If not you can verify the installer when you boot your Linux installer, make sure there's no error.

[Sam13211]

On 18/05/2018 at 8:41 AM, Elian Isac said:

I have recently tried to revive an old laptop of mine with the windows files corrupted. I used Yupi to make the linux mint iso file bootable and then booted from the usb on the laptop. Installation starts correctly, but at half of the copying process an error message pops up ( see attached image).

It prompts me to restart the installation.

I tried installing it with or without connecting to my home wifi but the result is the same. What should i do? Is it a hard disk problem?

Thanks.

how about re-burning the disk? that might solve it