[QCLUG] Newbie having installation errors

[Tim Shearouse]

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Geek Squad is usually useless when it comes to anything Linux related, or at
least that's my impression. If they've improved, someone please correct me.

Just to check the easy fixes: You did try resizing or deleting the large
160GB Vista partition first, right? When there is a bootable Vista install,
are you able to mount the volume and see files from a live cd?

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Luis Gonzalez <ljgonzalezjr@gmail.com>wrote:

> Just tried the gparted live CD.  I set 52GB for Ext3 and 1.94GB for
> Linux-Swap.  When it started to partition ext3 it failed as well.  I don't
> know what it can be.  It seems that it just doesn't want linux on it.
> Yesterday when I tried the whole disc, I had the same thing happen, and lost
> VISTA and Everything.  But when I went to reinstall VISTA so that I can have
> an OS to work with, the installation went smooth.  I don't know if there is
> some kind of proprietary code not letting me install any other OS.  I will
> not give up on Linux, if I can't get it to work on this machine, then I will
> buy another that I can install it on.  Does anyone know if Best Buys Geek
> Squad might be able to help?  Thanks for all the help though.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Aaron Johnson <acjohnson@pcdomain.com>wrote:
>
>>  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/> )
>> 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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