Reinstalling 10.04

[welshmike]

I have a dual boot XP/Ubuntu system. The Ubuntu system is 10.04 upgraded from 9.10.
I want to reinstall a clean 10.04.
It is not clear to me how I do this during the install process (from a CD) when the installation gets to the partitioning page.
How may I do this please?
(I don't want to lose the XP system as I need it for a couple of Windows only applications).

[Rubi1200]

Please post the output of
sudo fdisk -l from within Ubuntu. (lowercase L not 1)

Thanks.

[welshmike]

(I'm posting this from a PC other than the one I want to reinstall 10.04 on)
Since posting my message I foolishly tried to reinstall 10.04 by telling the install process to install systems side by side. The process started partitioning the hard drive and stalled at 50%. Now I'm not able to boot Ubuntu but can still boot XP.
I've booted from my 10.04 USB and here is the output you requested:


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x28f99123

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 3187 25599546 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 3188 7296 33005512 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 3188 7181 32081773+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 7182 7296 923706 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 2115 MB, 2115502080 bytes
66 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1009 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4092 * 512 = 2095104 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000f052b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 1009 2064383 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

[Rubi1200]

If you choose the side-by-side option it will shrink the Windows partition and put Ubuntu there. In my opinion, this is not a good way to do things as it might cause problems on the Windows side.

Anyway, I would suggest you run the installer from the LiveCD/USB and select manual partitioning when that point comes and tell it to install to sda5. Ubuntu will format the partition and then install.

Leave the swap partition on sda6 untouched.

GRUB will be installed as the bootloader and allow you to boot both Windows and Ubuntu.

[welshmike]

Let me thank you publicly for you help. Many many thanks. Installation completed successfully and I now have a dual boot XP/Ubuntu 10.04 system with a clean Ubuntu (as against an upgraded one).

[Rubi1200]

You are more than welcome :)

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Enjoy!