Installing Ubuntu

[Brian Beattie]

On Wed, 2008-02-27 at 05:59 -0600, Joseph wrote:
> 
> It's a new and unused drive of 20 Gb.  The reason I'm using 20 is 
> because it's an older Gateway machine and I can't seem to get a larger 
> drive to work as a "C" drive.
> 
> It apparently stops loading.  It goes through all the loading references 
> on the brown Ubuntu screen, but then it goes to another screen and 
> doesn't seem to move from there.
> 
> Oh yes, I've waited to between one and two hours for it.
> 
> I'll try it again this evening and see if it will load over night.

How much memory do you have?  I saw what sounds like to the same thing
until I realized I did not have enough memory.  If that is the case try
the Alternate Install CD.
 
> 
> Joseph
> 
> _____
> Raseel Bhagat wrote:
> Couple of questions :
> 1. Are you sure that  there is enough space in the partition that you 
> are trying to install Ubuntu
> 2. What exactly do you mean by stops ? Does it give any error ? Have you 
> tried waiting for some more time.
> 
> My best guess is that due to low RAM, the amount of time taken to copy 
> installation files is more. Try again and wait for more time this time.
> 
> > Joseph <ragweed at e-pops.org <mailto:ragweed at e-pops.org>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     I may sound quite unknowlegeable in this, and that's because I am.
> >
> >     I have put Ubuntu v6.06.1 on a DVD.  Recently I attempted to
> >     install it
> >     into my system.  It didn't go.  It began through some of the initial
> >     installation files, but then stopped.
> >
> >     I have a 20Gb hard drive with an 80Gb secondary drive.  I have (if I
> >     recall correctly) 387 meg of ram.  I know that 512 is best, but that's
> >     what I have.
> >
> >
> 
> 
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