[Discuss] Crashed computer on Xubuntu install

[Murray Strome]

----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon <gordon.craig at shaw.ca>
Date: Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Discuss] Crashed computer on Xubuntu install
To: discuss at vlug.org

> Hi Murray:
> 
> It took a while for these old eyes to find exactly how to 
> download UBCD; it 
> seems to be a very complex  system of mirrors &c. But, 
> thanks to the 
> University of Crete (!) I have it OK, on a DVD (don't have any 
> CD's handy. 
> No matter, it's working on poor Bambi now. Next question: I've 
> got it 
> analysing the hard disk (somebody suggested that maybe that's 
> the trouble) 
> If the HD checks out OK do I do the partition with the ubcd, or 
> let the 
> Install program for Xubuntu do it? How to get to a clean install 
> is the 
> basic question I guess.
> 
> Thanks Gordon.

Hi Gordon,

Since you had trouble with the Xubuntu partitioning, I guess I would give it a try with UBCD. Don't forget to make a LINUX swap partition as well as a regular LINUX partition if UBCD will do it OK. I don't really know Xubuntu, but most distributions allow you to use existing partitions if there are any suitable ones.

Good Luck!

Murray