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How do I start Kubuntu?

Asked by John G

Seems to be a few more peoples answering questions tonight. My newly installed system boots until it comes to the prompt grub>.............What do I need to type there to get the OS to start?

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Benoit Malet (benoit-malet) said : 		#1

Hello !

Getting a grub prompt is not a normal behavior. Could you please answer these few questions to help us diagnose what is wrong ?

1. What configuration do you use ? (type of disks, motherboard, ...)
2. On what kind of disk did you install ? (SATA, IDE, ...)
3. Do you have more than one hard drive ?
4. Which version of Kubuntu did you install ?

Regards,
Benoît

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John G (w3kwz) said : 		#2

Thank you for your replies. In reading some of the links provided, I think I've tried to push this old machine a bit too far. In fact it is an old 266 with about 7 gb HD (IDE) and 64mb of memory...an old Dell Dimension XPS. It's a great credit to your efforts that Kubuntu 7.04 even installed on it at all! The only "error" message that I got was that it was installing in low memory mode, imagine that with Windows!

Unfortunately, it's not running, but that's not your fault. Excellent job on this distro! I'll find a better machine and try it again.

Just for reference, the machine was running Windows98, which I did not remove before installing 7.04! I may have had better luck had I done that. But I have my trusty copy of FixBoot and will rescue this machine and give it to somebody.
The suggested commands by Wrwrwr didn't get me very far, but I will digest the links and the EXCELLENT DOCUMENTATION found on the Kubuntu site, and try again.

Thanks, John

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François Tissandier (baloo) said : 		#3

64Mb is memory is clearly not enough :)

You should try some lightweight linux distro, maybe you will be able to still use your computer for basic tasks.

You can try damnsmalllinux (should run with 64Mb), puppylinux, or zenwalk. Zenwalk is really fantastic for old computers, but i'm not sure if it can run with 64Mb. Check on the websites.

None of them are Debian based like Ubuntu, so it can take some time to get used to their particularities.

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