JOHN DAVEY wrote
>     OK, Thanks Paul and Andy. I use Ubuntu but I'm still having
>     problems with the install. <snip>
>     Jon.
>
It sounds like you may have some unsupported hardware.  How old is your 
machine?  Which version of Ubuntu are you trying?
Maybe another option would be to try another distro, the latest issue of 
Linux Format has Fedora (11 I think) on the disc.
Not sure if you're near Torbay but if your machine is a laptop then 
maybe if you could bring it along to a LUG meet at the Shoreline in 
Paignton on the seafront behind the Apollo Cinema (we're here at the 
moment actually until
 about 5:30pm in case you're in Torquay or 
Paignton), or otherwise we're here
 on the 1st Saturday of every month (next one after today is 5th 
September 2009 from 3pm to 6pm).
Rob
...it's an ASUS A8N32-SLI DELUX not sure how old the board is and I am tring to instal 9.04.
I quite like the idea of trying to install Debian again. I was just getting into Debian a couple of years ago and I really like the install process, lot's of details!
   What is Fedora like then?...