Stuck on Preparing to Install - Help Please

[pearce007]

I got the same problem when I am trying to install Ubuntu:

I have tried running Ubuntu of the DVD and it works fine, but when it comes to me installing Ubuntu I get past the select language page and to the:

Preparing to install Ubuntu
For best results, please ensure that this computer:

(tick) has at least 4.4 GB available drive space
(tick) is plugged into a power source
(tick) is connected to the internet

I then press the 'Forward' button and thats as far as it gets, just the loading circle with no progress!

I have opened terminal and done the fdisk and these are the results:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 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: 0xb8357863

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1 992+ 42 SFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 * 1 59783 480201724 42 SFS
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3 59783 60802 8182812 42 SFS
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

Does anyone know what I need to do next? :confused:

[slanger87]

I'm stuck in the exact same place that you are. Did you just give up on it or end up figuring it out?

[VanR]

When it asked who are you? you didn't use a capital letter in your name did you? It doesn't like that. No capital letters allowed in your name. They should have a note about that on the install page.

[Rubi1200]

Hi and welcome to the forums pearce007 and slanger87 :-)

Here is the problem:

42 SFS

You have dynamic disks in Windows.

See this thread for more information:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1705481

Read the posts by oldfred and srs5694 carefully, they really know what they are talking about.