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The first thing is check the cd with md5sum or run it on another machine to make sure there are no problems with the cd. Another is it would be nice to know the specs on your computer and if it is a laptop. Laptops have been known to have their own peculiarities.
/etc/init:/etc/init:5:/linuxrc:notfound seems to be a common problem with Mepis 6.5. The problem seems to be the Jmicron IDE controller which is not supported by the old kernel that Mepis 6.5 uses. You should be able to use a copy of Ubuntu to test this on your own box.
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