[QCLUG] Newbie having installation errors

[Tim Shearouse]

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Is it a Seagate hard drive, somewhere in the 750GB - 1.5TB range? There are
some firmware issues with some recent drives...

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Luis Gonzalez <ljgonzalezjr@gmail.com>wrote:

> I checked the integrity of the disk and came back with no errors.  I went
> and repartitioned within VISTA, tried it guided using free space and got
> same error.  I know that once I quit out it gives a black screen with two
> lines of code,  it goes so fast that I can't remember what it says but I
> know it says 'FIRMWARE' in the lines.  I don't know what to do.  I can't
> even have it take over my complete hard drive.  I tried two different DVDs,
> one with 8.10 that I got off a magazine I bought and one with 8.04 that came
> with the book I bought.  I think I will have to go shop for a new laptop
> just so that I can learn and enjoy Linux, freeing myself for MS.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Mark Riedesel <mriedesel@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Bad disc is possible, when the disk first starts up there should be an
>> option to check the disc integrity.
>>
>> On 1/26/09, Aaron Johnson <acjohnson@pcdomain.com> wrote:
>> > Check your Ubuntu CD. It sounds like you may have a bad disk. You may
>> need
>> > to re-download the ISO. How did you download it, did you use the Ubuntu
>> > mirrors or did you use the torrent. I would highly recommend downloading
>> it
>> > via the torrent because it does much better CRC and error checking than
>> http
>> > does. Try using uTorrent (www.utorrent.com <http://www.utorrent.com/> )
>> or
>> > something similar.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >   _____
>> >
>> > From: qclug-bounces@qclug.org [mailto:qclug-bounces@qclug.org] On
>> Behalf Of
>> > Luis Gonzalez
>> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 6:51 PM
>> > To: qclug@qclug.org
>> > Subject: [QCLUG] Newbie having installation errors
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > All,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >     I would like to know if anyone could help me with this installation
>> > error.  I am currently running Vista and have tried to install Ubuntu
>> 8.10
>> > in order to dual boot.  I keep getting the following error. At 5% it
>> says
>> > that ext3 failed, and returns me to the partintionar. I have tried it so
>> > that the partitioner allocates the appropriate space.  I have tried
>> using
>> > the whole disc, and I have even tried shrinking my current drive in
>> vista to
>> > free up space for Ubuntu.  I keep getting the same error.  Can anyone
>> help.
>> > I just would like to have Ubuntu and Vista on the same PC.  I need to
>> keep
>> > Vista for my wife, but if not I am willing to just have Ubuntu and get
>> rid
>> > of Windows all together.  Any help would be welcomed.  I live in
>> Davenport,
>> > and I am willing to meet at a Starbucks or Panera if anyone is
>> interested.
>> > Thank you in advance.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Luis J Gonzalez Jr.
>> >
>> >
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>
>
> --
> Luis J Gonzalez Jr.
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