OT: ubuntu install problem

[GCC Consulting]

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> Subject: Re: OT: ubuntu install problem
> 
> When asked his whereabouts on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 12:35:23PM -0400,
> GCC Consulting took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred:
> > > What's the last thing displayed when you attempt this procedure?
> >
> > Partitioning disk.
> >
> > It is either step 3 or 4 of 7 in the installation process.  I have
> let this
> > run for almost 12 hours and it hasn't completed.
> 
> Huh.  Yeah, that's hung alright.  I can't think of a situation where
> -partitioning- should take more than a few seconds.  Making filesystems
> will vary with device speed and size, but should only take a few
> minutes
> tops.  Twelve hours is definitely out of the ballpark.
> 
> Does it say what it recognises the drive or controller as?  For that
> matter, did you verify that the system in question is linux compatible
> before starting?
> 
> mark->
> --

Do to the age of the machine in question, I did not check to see if it was
compatible. 

Will check to see.  

Thanks for the suggestion.

Richard