Ultimate Boot CD

My apologies; I read the label (which I didn't write), instead of the menu designation.

I'm trying to get PEM up to use ddrescue on a drive, and no matter which of its boot options I select, it hangs during boot. Sometimes, it's just after "Installing packages...", with no indications of actual package installation; sometimes, it shows me that it's installing the 6 or 7 packa...