How to manually install Ubuntu

Mike McMullin mwmcmlln at mnsi.net
Wed Mar 10 05:11:22 UTC 2010


On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 10:00 -0600, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
> > On Tue, March 9, 2010 16:17, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> >> Is there a way to skip the step where it starts the partitioner?
> >>
> >> I've been trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 on an Eeepc for over a week now.
> >> I've overcome a lot of problems but now the install hangs on the
> >> partitioner step.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >
> > Have you tried the alternate cd?
> 
> I didn't know it existed, but I am downloading it now.
> 
> > And about the installer: do you get an error message?
> 
> On the last 2 attempts partitioner progress bar stopped at 70%. I waited 
> 20 minutes and shutdown.  Didn't see any error messages.

  I take it that was during the format phase, if so then partition and
format outside the installer, just point the partitioner to the
partitions to be used and not format them (IIRC that is an option).





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