Stalled Boot

[david]

Opps, Hit send prematurely.

Thanks for the reply. So when I try and reload the xubuntu and get to 
the partitioning step, I manually create a /boot partition? I have 
always just used the guided auto partitioning, so I am a bit unsure of 
the steps to get to what you are suggesting. I can conceptualize the 
goal, just not how to get there. Could you indulge an old computer fool? 
Thanks very much

David K.

rpowersau at gmail.com wrote:
> It's an old machine so maybe your hittng the bootable address space 
> limit? Don't remember the details. But the cure is creating a small 
> (100 MB?)  /boot partition as the first partition when you install.
>
> On 8/1/06, *david* <papabeardk at comporium.net 
> <mailto:papabeardk at comporium.net>> wrote:
>
>     I have run into a problem, and have found this several times on
>     several
>     computers. The boot up process stalls.
>
>     I loaded a HD with xubuntu 6.06
>     Installed the HD into an older Gateway system (PII 350, 256 mg Ram, 6
>     Gig HD, DVD Rom)
>
>     The grub loaded and screen shifted to initial text
>     Gets to Save Default and then Boot  Then stalls.
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Russ