Cant install

[xj220sc]

My friend deleted everything on his computer and asked me to put an OS on it. So I thought I'd try Ubuntu 9(the most new). I get to the Install menu and which ever one I select "try ubunto without.., install ubuntu, check for CD, test memory" it freezes. I hear the disk drive start up and seems to slow down. The menu screen stays the same and I can no longer navigate with arrow and it beeps at me when I do.

So I thought it must be the CD and it ran fine on my new HP HDX. it was also the computer I download and burnt the disk on. Though the computer is 64bit and I do not think I downloaded the 64bit version. There really wasn't a selection on the Ubunto website for 64 32.

The computer I'm putting it on is a older dell
2.6ghz P4
384MB
Hard Drive was just wiped I dont know size
Graphics I have no idea its built in.


But I bought the Ubuntu for dummies because it came with a ubuntu 6.1 cd for 32bit. Haven't had the chance to try that.

[hansdown]

Hi xj220sc.

You can get the 64 bit version here.

http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/

One suggestion. Burn the iso at the slowest speed possible.

[hhlp]

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

and click on Alternative download options, including Ubuntu installer for Windows

[xj220sc]

The computer I'm trying to get install it on is 32bit. So I tried the 6.10 preburnt cd and at the top it says loading but sticks that way. Is there any settings I can change to maybe get around this?

[kansasnoob]

Ubuntu 6.10 has not been supported since April 2008 so it would be pointless to install it.

I would try the alternate install CD for either 8.04 or 9.10:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate