help with ubuntu

i am tring to load ubuntu onto an old computer i have lying around. i put the disk in and got it to go to a menu with the options start/install, check cd, etc. i do install, it starts to install but when it gets to configureing power options it freezes for a minute and goes to a black screen that says "Uncompressing Linux… Ok, booting the kernel." from here, nothing happens. any suggestions?

thanks,

nick

i have this exact problem, although mine comes upm with an error, something about DMA i ran a memtest from the ubuntu CD and it said my RAM was fine but it wont boot for fuck. i wich i could help you but out of interest what computer is it mine is a Dell Dimension 2200 INtel Celeron 1.3Ghz 256Mb RAM

it seems so odd meets all the sepcs!

intel pentium III 256 mb 1.33? ghz

Sounds Pretty similar to my PC, perhaps its a problem with SDRAM?? or perhaps Intel P3's??