disk partitioner lost in space

[Tod Merley]

On 8/15/06, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at shellworld.net> wrote:
> On a ubuntu 6.06 disk that passed all integrity checks why would the disk
> partitioner get lost in space when it chooses to do automatic partitioning
> and remain that way for something over 3 hours?  I had sighted assistance
> from someone who has installed other flavors of Linux before and even we
> couldn't get ubuntu to install in any form.
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 Hi Jude!

Probably because the partitioner did not understand your disk system.
Sometimes they do not properly determine where/what everything is.
You probably should study parted, GRUB, in some detail.

More later if you are still looking (gotta go to bed).

Bye!

Tod