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I realize this question has been asked before, but I'm completely new to Ubuntu, and didn't understand half the terminology being used, sorry. When I had Windows 10, I downloaded the image file for Ubuntu, and then used Rufus to put it on the USB. I restarted the computer and selected the USB, and gave Ubuntu a try. I liked it and so decided to try and install it. When I tried to install Ubuntu via the installer on the desktop of the test run mode, it couldn't complete and gave errno 5. Since I gave Ubuntu the ability to write over basically everything, I no longer have any other OS, since I thought Ubuntu would just install (Yes I know, what an idiot). I need to know how I can get past this error and install Ubuntu properly. Side note: I visited this page for the answer: "errno 5 - input/output error" when trying to install But the terminal outputted: Fsck from util-linux 2.27.1 e2fsck 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) fsck.ext2: Permission denied while trying to open /dev/sda1 You must have r/w access to the filesystem or be root

Collisto
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Since this is referencing ext2 we can gather it's trying to do something with the kernel. Given that it's during installation I'd go with that you do have bad sectors. The risk of continuing to run an HD with a bad hard drive is all up to you to assume, but the hassle isn't worth it. Just buy a new HD.

If you want to verify you have a bad hard drive

  1. Boot from Live USB
  2. Open up Disks from the launcher
  3. Select the disk from the left
  4. The top right contains SMART data and self-tests
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  • After trying to do the SMART data and self-tests options, it just gets stuck at 10% and refuses to move any further. – Collisto Oct 14 '16 at 22:07