Hello, I am new member of ubuntu user lists. I got around 50 cd's of ubuntu 5.10 for me as well as friends and classmates. Apart from this i'm also using RedHat 7.2 , It is working perfectly on my system. Now problem is this that i'm not be able to install ubuntu 5.10 on my system. My System specification is as follows, * Intel P-III 667 MHz. * RAM : 64 MB SDRAM * HDD : 20 GB IDE drive from Seagate. * CDROM : LG CDROM 52x Now when I tried to install ubuntu on my system it goes all well till the partitionar, but when the partitionar start it ones complete 100% mark then screen goes blank for few(3-4) seconds and partitionar again starts and goes upto 52% mark and stuck there. I can't understand what is the problem. please some one help me I'm eagrly waiting to use ubuntu on my system. I'm also including few last lines of "messages" , "syslog" & "partman" files from /var/log directory. messages ..... ..... insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-generic.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-disk.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-cd.ko insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/fs/isofs/isofs.ko File descriptor 3 left open File descriptor 4 left open File descriptor 5 left open File descriptor 6 left open No matching physical volumes found File descriptor 3 left open File descriptor 4 left open File descriptor 5 left open File descriptor 6 left open No volume groups found Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... syslog ..... ..... Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: Menu item 'partman-base' selected Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: configure partman-base, status: 2 Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: configure libc6, status: 0 Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: virtual package libc6 Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: configure libparted1.6-12, status: 0 Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: virtual package libparted1.6-12 Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: configure harddrive-detection, status: 0 Feb 3 13:50:22 main-menu[15864]: DEBUG: virtual package harddrive-detection partman ..... ..... parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 34 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: 1 primary partitions, 1 logical partitions /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: filtered partition list: /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: 1 32256-5009195519 5009163264 primary fat32 /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 -1 5009195520-15060487679 10051292160 pri/log free /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part-1 5 15060519936-20020331519 4959811584 logical fat32 /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5 /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: IN: GET_RESIZE_RANGE =dev=ide=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc 32256-5009195519 parted_server: Read command: GET_RESIZE_RANGE parted_server: command_get_resize_range() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: partition_with_id(32256-5009195519) parted_server: named_partition_is_virtual(=dev=ide=host0=bus0=tar get0=lun0=disc,63,9783584) parted_server: no /bin/partman: ************************************************** ***** /lib/partman/init.d/30parted: ************************************************** ***** /lib/partman/init.d/31md-devices: ************************************************** ***** /lib/partman/init.d/35dump: ************************************************** ***** Please someone help me.