Ubuntu Installation

[sunnny]

Hi

Can an old hard disk make any difference in Ubuntu installation.
I am not able to install ubuntu, either it gets hangs or sometimes it give the error message:-

not able to create partition.

Is this because my hard disk is old...
But i was using windows at the same hard disk before and it was working fine.
I never get any error in windows XP
I have tried installing ubuntu several times but no luck...

Can anybody suggest

Thanks

[Pumalite]

Maybe you have a 'LowMemorySystem' with complicated graphics:
http://www.binonabiso.com/en/Ubuntu-miniRAM-HOWTO.html
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=580986

[sunnny]

Well here is the specification of my system:-

Motherboard: 865
Intel Dual Core processor
1.5 GB ram
80+40 GB Hard disk
96MB of inbuilt graphic card

I am trying to install ubuntu 8.10 on 40 gb of hard disk after pluggin out the 80 GB hard disk.

My 40 GB hard disk is around 3 years and few months old.

My question is still alive!!!
Please suggest

[Pumalite]

Try the Alternate CD.

[sunnny]

Can you please tell me from where i can get the alternative cd..

[Pumalite]

http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.10/

[sunnny]

Thanks for the link