installer doesn't see existing partitions

[NoOp]

On 04/30/2008 09:42 AM, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> As update-manager failed on my laptop (Compaq Evo 800v), I made up my
> mind to do a fresh install.
> Now, the installer doesn't see the existing partitions, and just displays 1
> line for the entire device ( /dev/sda ....) and the only choice I have
> is to use the entire disc, loosing my NTFS partition (either in guided
> or manul mode)
> 
> Here is the fdisk -l output
> 
>     Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
>     240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7752 cylinders
>     Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
>     Disk identifier: 0xd7dfd7df
> 
>        Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>     /dev/sda1   *           1         949     7174408+   7  HPFS/NTFS
>     /dev/sda2             950        7752    51430680    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
>     /dev/sda5             950        7614    50387400   83  Linux
>     /dev/sda6            7672        7752      612328+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
> 
> As fdisk also works from the install cd (in rescue mode), it seems to be a
> parted bug.
> 
> Had anybody the same problem?
> I saw some bug reports about that, but with no other solution than to re-install
> Windows...
> 
> Pierre
> 

Rather than trying a fresh install, download & burn the Alternate CD.
>From your active Ubuntu session; insert the ACD and you will be prompted
 to update from that.