Ubuntu livecd problem

[Deeko]

I've got Ubuntu running on my desktop, and it's pretty nice. I tried installing Xubuntu on my laptop, but I can't get it to install. The laptop is an old Thinkpad, 650mhz, 128MB ram. The problem is it seems the CD drive is just too slow. When the disk partitioner is scanning the disks, it gets to 64% (after about an hour), and then seemingly halts. The CD/HD are still reading, but it never advances any farther.

Is there any way I can get this to work, maybe a lighter command-line installer? Maybe is there a different distro I should be trying, that is better for older systems?

 

[stupidkid]

Isn't there a low graphics mode or something for Ubuntu type live cds? Have you tried that?

 

[Brazen]

Download the "alternative" Ubuntu installation disk.

 

[SleepWalkerX]

The installer on the desktop livecd has been an issue for some. But like Brazen said, the alternate install uses the old ncurses installer and shouldn't give problems like that.

I would try to stick with Xubuntu. With that kind of system, you can only go down distro-wise. Besides maybe running some version of Slax, VectorLinux, or ZenWalk your system would have to run very light distros like DSL or Puppy Linux. Hmm, maybe you can give Arch Linux a try. Its very lightweight that runs Gnome (apparently one review said it only took 50 megs once it fully booted Gnome). Plenty of possibilities. 🙂