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coomiras
January 25th, 2010, 03:34 AM
Hi im new to ubuntu and im trying to install the latest server , i downloaded the iso from ubuntu but everytime i try to install i get "gave up waiting for root device"
"alert! /dev/disk/by-uuid/ (uuid number) does not exist and this is a freshly formatted drive and i have tried the all the guided lvm and the standard guided part setups and help would be awesome , oh and i checked the uuid of by drive and it matchs the uuid in grub loader

rogue_0111
January 25th, 2010, 03:38 AM
try this thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=813090

coomiras
January 25th, 2010, 06:01 AM
try this thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=813090

thankyou for your link i did search but didnt find that ill give it a try ..

still kinda upset thats i cant even do a straight install of ubuntu without having to do this never had this prob before