Ubuntu installing problem

Karl F. Larsen klarsen1 at gmail.com
Mon Jun 22 20:11:54 UTC 2009


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Nedyalko Dyakov wrote:
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Nedyalko Dyakov wrote:
>   
>>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>> nedyalko dyakov wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>>>> Guys why when I try to install Ubuntu it doesn't see my partitions. On 
>>>>>>> the step with partitions it's only blank hard disk (  the model name and 
>>>>>>> size are correct ). I have 120GB SATA hard drive with firmware 3.AA. I 
>>>>>>> didn't have this problem before with my old MB. How to fix it?
>>>>>>> Sorry for my bad English,
>>>>>>> Ned
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>           
>>>> 	Try again and before you get to the partition page make sure you make a
>>>> X in the page that says you want to manually select partitions. Then the
>>>> page will show you ALL partitions.
>>>>
>>>> 73 Karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>   
>>>> I'm sure i make a X in the box, but in new window where shout be all 
>>>> partitions I just don't have any of them. I don't have partition table, 
>>>> only one /dev/sda on the top and option "make new partition table". It 
>>>> seems to be something with MB or I don't know....
>>>> Sorry about my bad English,
>>>> Ned
>>>>     
> 	In a terminal Ned write this:
> $ sudo fdisk -l
> 
> and send it to this list please.
> 
> 73 Karl
> 
> 
>>

> Now I'm running my old Ubuntu, and here is the result:

> Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x14001400

>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1   *           1        2685    21567231    7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda2            2686       12332    77489527+   b  W95 FAT32
 This may be the problem.

         > /dev/sda3           12333       14306    15856155    f  W95
Ext'd (LBA)

This is a Windows Extended partition. It might not be seen as such by
the Ubuntu devises.

> /dev/sda4           12517       12526       80325   83  Linux
> /dev/sda5           12333       12515     1469884+  83  Linux
> /dev/sda6           12527       13093     4554396   83  Linux
> /dev/sda7           13094       14306     9743391   83  Linux

These 4 partitions are small but should be seen by your install system.
If not then there is some problem with the windows partitions. Why the
NTFS and FAT32 Windows partitions? That is odd as well.

	I suggest you back up all your important data and reload both Windows
first and then Ubuntu. I think that is the only way.

73 Karl



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