On 2018-05-11, Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
>
> The real problem is that after going through the first three or four
> screens, the install halts, complaining about not being able to read the
> CD-ROM.
I would guess that in the installer's parlance it's referring to your usb stick.
Have you tried another stick (flaky stick)? Or another usb port (flaky
port)?
> Googling the issue suggested a couple of possible fixes, but I've had no
> success yet.
If only we knew what they were--like going to the console and mounting
the usb stick manually?