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Why does the 12.04 i386 Desktop install fail on an Athlon XP 3000+ system?

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Placed Ubuntu i386/32bit 12.04 LTS [DESKTOP] disc in the disc tray.

The disc loads fine.

Clicked install Ubuntu.

Without checking the download updates while installing or install
this third-party software.

Clicked continue.

Mouse cursor turns to spinning circle and remains a spinning circle while the screen freezes its place at "Preparing to install Ubuntu".

I tried not checking any of the boxes and clicking continue.

I tried checking Download updates while installing.

I tried checking Install this third-party software.

I tried checking BOTH Download updates while installing AND Install

this third-party software.

Does anyone else face this very same issue? Is there a workaround for this problem? Do I need to use a lower version of Ubuntu? If so, which version do you recommend for my system specifications?

My system meets the system requirements.

Here are my exact system specifications. (Custom modifications: 320GBx2 HDD && 256MB AGP GFX card && 1GBx2 RAM)

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answered 2 Years ago ofunn · Accepted Answer

Your system may not support PAE, which the default Ubuntu 12.04 CDs now require

Were you able to successfully install previous Ubuntu releases, up to 11.10? Then this failure may be explained because your relatively old system does not support the PAE feature.

Ubuntu Desktop CDs only support PAE-enabled systems by default since 12.04

Solution: Please try installing either the 12.04 LTS Xubuntu Desktop or Lubuntu Desktop. Both of these still support non-PAE systems. Once installed, you can easily add the default Ubuntu desktop with sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop.

This answer (and others for that question) have more details on how to do the above, including a third method.

Technical note: While your processor (Athlon 3000+) has the PAE feature, it cannot be used because your motherboard probably does not support it; on these older systems, the memory controller was on the motherboard, while it is integrated on the CPU these days.