Quote Originally Posted by Vindir View Post
Install 64 bit, there is really no reason not to and every reason to go ahead and do it when you're running a box with 8 gigs in it.

Bootup should be faster on x32 than it sounds like you're getting regardless. You may be hanging up on one of the startup processes. Do you see anything amiss in the output of dmesg?
The 64 bit would never launch. It installed but failed to load. Reading the forums, it looks like it has a very limited range of hardware it will run on. 12.04 is supposed to stabilize the 64 bit version on non-Xeon CPU's.