[QCLUG] Newbie having installation errors

[Luis Gonzalez]

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Erro Message:
Failed to create a file system
The ext3 file system creation in partition #5 of SCSI1 (0.0.0) (sda) failed.

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Luis Gonzalez <ljgonzalezjr@gmail.com>wrote:

> This is the specs for the laptop below
>
> Dell Inspiron 1525
> 160GB TOSHIBA MK1637GSX ATA DEVICE
>  INTEL(R) PENTIUM(R) DUAL CPU T2330 @1.60GHZ
> RAM: 2038MB
> 32 bit Operating System
> Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Tim Shearouse <t.shearouse@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Luis J Gonzalez Jr.
>



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Luis J Gonzalez Jr.

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