Installing Ubuntu

[Joseph]

I have checked and I have 384 Mg of ram at 700 Megahertz.



Brian Beattie wrote:
> 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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