How to manually install Ubuntu

[Jim Byrnes]

Tom H wrote:
>> Is there a way to skip the step where it starts the partitioner?
>
>> I would like to boot the Gpartd Live CD, setup and format the disk the
>> way I want it and then install Ubuntu to it without the partitioner
>> getting involved.
>
> You do not need the gparted cd. You can format your disk using the
> Ubuntu Live CD (I do not use gparted but if it is not available by
> default, you can install it).
>
> Once you reach the partitioner's step, choose the manual option and
> simply associate swap and / (and any other mountpoint) with
> partition's that you had pre-created without ticking the "format"
> option.
>

I tried that in one of my many attempts to get it installed.  If I 
recall correctly, if I did not format the partition it would display a 
message saying it was removing the "other os files", it would than abort 
and say that it could not do so.

Anyway I managed to get past this issue and now the install is 95% 
complete but stopped because of grub-install issues.

Thanks,  Jim