[QCLUG] Newbie having installation errors

[Aaron Johnson]

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Just a thought, you could try to first partition the disk using the gparted
live CD: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

 

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From: qclug-bounces@qclug.org [mailto:qclug-bounces@qclug.org] On Behalf Of
Luis Gonzalez
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 8:37 PM
To: qclug@qclug.org
Subject: Re: [QCLUG] Newbie having installation errors

 

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/>
<http://www.utorrent.com/> ) or

> something similar.
>
>
>
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> 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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