[clue-tech] Abortive install - Xubuntu 7.10 (Alternative)

[Cody Betschart]

I have a similar machine and was able to install ubuntu 7.10 from the  
alternate install disk, not the live cd,  that would be worth a try.
On Dec 1, 2007, at 7:35 AM, . wrote:

> With the purpose of evaluating an alternative to Windows, I  
> attempted to
> install Xubuntu Linux 7.10 on my old computer. I had previously  
> "played"
> with the live CD.
>
> Dell Dimension XPS T500
> Pentium III 500mhz
> 256mb ram
>
> After several hours of churning away, during which I *think* that  
> most of
> the  OS and programs were installed, the computer froze with a black
> screen and the words "GRUB Loading stage1.5 _" in the upper left hand
> corner.
> I was expecting to see some kind of dual-boot screen.
>
> In what appears to be a mis-guided attempt to correct the mess and  
> return to
> the previous condition, I re-formatted the partition in which Linux  
> was
> installed.
> There doesn't seem to be an "un-install" procedure.
>
> Well, as you might guess (or why would I be writing?) that didn't  
> work.
>
> Upon boot-up, the "GRUB..etc." message appears and the computer
> fails to respond. ( Actually, "ctrl-alt-del" results in a re-boot  
> with the
> same result.)
> Can you help me to restore my computer to some level of usefulness?
> Needless to say, I look upon a re-install of Windows as a last resort.
> (ancient Windows 98SE)
>
> owl5138 at indra.com
>
>
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