[ILUG] Problem installing Linux on Via C3 Processor

[Jaqian]

Hi
I'm having terrible trouble installing any distro on my laptop other than
the now defunct Freespire. I've come to the conclusion this is down to my
laptops processor Via C3 (Nehemiah). I'd like to install Kubuntu on my
laptop but this doesn't seem possible at the moment. Any suggestions on how
I might work around this?

Here are  my cpu's details if it makes sense to anyone...

processor    : 0
vendor_id    : CentaurHauls
cpu family    : 6
model          : 9
model name    : VIA Nehemiah
stepping    : 4
cpu MHz        : 665.000
cache size    : 64 KB
fdiv_bug    : no
hlt_bug        : no
f00f_bug    : no
coma_bug    : no
fpu        : yes
fpu_exception    : yes
cpuid level    : 1
wp        : yes
flags        : fpu de pse tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge cmov mmx fxsr sse up rng
rng_en
bogomips    : 1335.88
clflush size    : 32

Cheers,
Rob