D'oh, well found Robin! Isn't it funny how many times faulty RAM occurs, yet we never think to test for it at first! <div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 9, 2012 9:22 AM, "Robin Bownes" <<a href="mailto:robin@bownes.co.za">robin@bownes.co.za</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> On 10/29/2012 12:09 PM, Robin Bownes wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Hi all, I'm close to my wit's end with this problem, I hope someone can help. I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 (64 bit) on a recently acquired, small-form-factor Dell GX520 (Dual-core Intel, 1GB RAM). I have been unable to even get the installation to run through completely before being kicked out to a screen full of text (looks like considerably more than one screen's worth), the last lines of which, mention "kernel panic". I've Googled this and have seen a few others that have experienced similar problems, but have seen no solutions. Help please - simple as possible please, preferably with explanation. (for my learning curve) Thanks. Robin </blockquote> Hi All, Just a quick thanks for the help offered, and a bit of feedback. After all trying everything else, I eventually had an "early-hours-of-the-morning brainwave", and ran a test on the machine's memory. Long story short - the memory was faulty. I replaced the memory and all is well. Robin -- ubuntu-za mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> </blockquote></div>