[Bug 637467] Re: Can't install Ubuntu on my new computer.

[Phillip Susi]

Is this still an issue?  If so, please post the output of `sudo fdisk
-lu`


** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Can't install Ubuntu on my new computer.

Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have seen other posts on forums and on launchpad of people having
  this problem but none of the proposed workarounds have helped me. I am
  trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 - 64 bit on a new machine that has
  windows 7 preloaded onto it. The machine has an intel i7 processor, 8
  gbs of ram, a high end graphics card and 1 tb of hard disk space in a
  two hard drive raid array to the best of my knowledge. I am a long
  time Ubuntu user and have never had these problems.

  Namely when I try to install Ubuntu I get to the Partitioning section
  and the screen is blank showing no devices, no filesystems, no options
  and when I try to click forward it spits out an error telling me "No
  Filesystem is Defined".

  Gparted shows no devces or filesystems whatsoever even when I refresh
  devices. There's simply nothing there at all. I tried using an old
  8.10 32 bit disc to see if the problem persisted and it did. I tried
  workarounds involving selecting no dmraid and noacpi at startup, and
  uninstalling dmraid packages from synaptic with a live session
  running. None of it has affected the problem whatsoever. I have
  checked both discs I tried for Defects and neither had any errors.

  I really need help with this. I don't want to keep Windows, so a
  solution that eliminates it is fine by me. I just need Linux running
  on this machine asap. I am a digital artist, and I only want to use
  Linux, preferably Ubuntu, I don't want to have to use Windows because
  of a stupid bug. Please help, I can only wait so long as my livelihood
  depends on me having access to gimp and blender which frankly don't
  run that well in Windows. Sorry to be wordy but I really need help
  with this, no possible solutions have worked for me, this problem
  seems to have persisted for a long time and I need to get this machine
  up and running asap so I can start making art for open source games
  and for my portfolio.

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