Solved: SQUASHFS error on install (Ubuntu 8.04LTS)

Installing Ubuntu 8.04LTS on a new system this week and ran into a SQUASHFS error when booting from the LiveCD. If you Google this error, it appears to be extremely common.

I burned multiple copies of the CD. Tried the alternate CD iso. No go.

Anyhow, all I did was burn the same iso image onto a DVD. Booted from that and no errors.

So, while I can't explain why, it seems the solution is to burn the CD image to a DVD (provided your target machine has a DVD drive).