Xubuntu can not format hard drive.

[marcher22]

Hi! I have a PC with really low specs ( it's a back up computer) that's running puppy linux but I don't really like it. It's hard to navigate/get things you could easily do on Windows Xp done, it's menus are crowded and well it can't even shut off properly which is a shame. I've had it on for only a week.

Anyways, I've downnloaded the Xubuntu . Iso and burnt it at 1x speed. I pop it in and it does take a long time to go through the install. ( I'm not sure if it's because of the disc read speed or because of the memory and what not) I chose the option to delete everything and install Xubuntu. It works and then I get a couple of error message and then the last one says something like " Can not format sda1" or something like that.

Does anyone know of a fix for this? I might come on again and update the thread with the other errors as well.

Thanks so much.:D

[foxmulder881]

You might have to try something like the UBCD and completely wipe the drive. Even a Live Linux CD and gparted might do the trick. ;-)

[marcher22]

Thanks for the answer foxmulder but could you please explain a bit more? Like what's the UBCD and /linux live CD and gparted???

[foxmulder881]

Ultimate Boot CD: http://bit.ly/3Vk4Uo

Ubuntu Live CD: http://bit.ly/aJs0

gparted: http://bit.ly/3hhg

[Mark Phelps]

If it's got "really low specs" (<256MB of memory, for example), it's not going to be able to run Xubuntu well, if at all.

PuppY Linux may be one of the few distros that will work on the box.