i'm Trying to Install Ubuntu but...

[Marco Virdia]

I'm trying to install ubuntu near windows but when i start the installation i can't go on because it doesn't find room on the hard disk.


When i run the installation, from both the cd or USB stick, Ubuntu checks if there's the internet connection and if there's enough room on the hard disk.

Here's the problem: Ubuntu says that there's not enogh room on the hard disk.


On the same hard disk i have Windows and it doesn't give me any problem. I have all the room that Ubuntu may ask and a lot more, evidently he can't see my hard disk.


I booted the live version of Gparted from CD, i checked the list of hard drives and i saw that also Gparted doesn't manage to see my hard disk.


I already formatted the whole hard disk, re-installed Windows and tryed to install Ubuntu again but i still have the same problem.


What can i do to solve this problem?


few informations:

1) i used the disk gestion of windows 7 ultimate to format and make partitions


2) if i start wubi.exe from windows it opens a dialogue window: pyrun.exe - disk not present [a big X image] can not find the hard drive. Insert a disk into \Device\Harddisk1\DR1 http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/259/pyrun.jpg/


if i press cancel or continue or whatever else it opens a new window with \harddisk2\DR2, if i close also this new window it goes to \harddisk3\DR3 and then to hardisk4\DR4


3) using the live version of ubuntu from the USB stick i went on the terminal and told him to check the hard drives: he found only the USB stick


I will be able to give you more informations on monday 12

[bcbc]

Please boot from the CD/USB, select "Try Ubuntu" and post the results of the bootinfoscript (http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/).

There may be some issue with Ubuntu detecting your drive.

The wubi "no disk" error is completely unrelated though. That's bug 365881, but even if you used the workaround you'd probably have the same issue if Ubuntu cannot see your hard drive.

[Marco Virdia]

I booted the boot_info and this is the result:


Boot Info Script 0.60 from 17 May 2011


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Syslinux MBR (3.61-4.03) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sde.
=> Syslinux MBR (4.04 and higher) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdf.

sde1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: SYSLINUX 4.01 debian-20100714 ...........>...r>.......(+.4...0...~.k...~...f...M.f.f....f..8~....>2}
Boot sector info: Syslinux looks at sector 1427200 of /dev/sde1 for its
second stage. SYSLINUX is installed in the directory.
The integrity check of the ADV area failed. According
to the info in the boot sector, sde1 starts at sector
0. But according to the info from fdisk, sde1 starts
at sector 62.
Operating System:
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /syslinux/syslinux.cfg /ldlinux.sys

sdf1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: SYSLINUX 4.05 2011-12-09
Boot sector info: Syslinux looks at sector 65544 of /dev/sdf1 for its
second stage. SYSLINUX is installed in the directory.
The integrity check of the ADV area failed. No errors
found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /syslinux/syslinux.cfg /ldlinux.sys

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sde __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sde: 1031 MB, 1031798784 bytes
32 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1015 cylinders, total 2015232 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sde1 * 62 2,013,759 2,013,698 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)


Drive: sdf __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdf: 16.0 GB, 16013852672 bytes
78 heads, 14 sectors/track, 28641 cylinders, total 31277056 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sdf1 * 8,064 31,277,055 31,268,992 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)


"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sde1 3F7D-2B07 vfat
/dev/sdf1 860E-3118 vfat PENDRIVE

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sde1 /cdrom vfat (ro,noatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437,i ocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdf1 /media/PENDRIVE vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=999,gid=999,sh ortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush)
/dev/sr0 /media/Ubuntu 10.10 amd64 iso9660 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=999,gid=999,io charset=utf8,mode=0400,dmode=0500)


=========================== sde1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if loadfont /boot/grub/font.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod gfxterm
terminal_output gfxterm
fi

set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray

menuentry "Try Ubuntu without installing" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
initrd /casper/initrd.lz
}
menuentry "Install Ubuntu" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
initrd /casper/initrd.lz
}
menuentry "Check disc for defects" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper integrity-check quiet splash --
initrd /casper/initrd.lz
}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

========================= sde1/syslinux/syslinux.cfg: ==========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# D-I config version 2.0
include menu.cfg
default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 50
ui gfxboot bootlogo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sde1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

?? = ?? boot/grub/grub.cfg 1

================= sde1: Location of files loaded by Syslinux: ==================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

?? = ?? ldlinux.sys 1
?? = ?? syslinux/gfxboot.c32 1
?? = ?? syslinux/syslinux.cfg 1
?? = ?? syslinux/vesamenu.c32 1

============== sde1: Version of COM32(R) files used by Syslinux: ===============

syslinux/gfxboot.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)
syslinux/vesamenu.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)

=========================== sdf1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if loadfont /boot/grub/font.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod gfxterm
terminal_output gfxterm
fi

set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray

menuentry "Try Ubuntu without installing" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
initrd /casper/initrd.lz
}
menuentry "Install Ubuntu" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
initrd /casper/initrd.lz
}
menuentry "Check disc for defects" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper integrity-check quiet splash --
initrd /casper/initrd.lz
}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

========================= sdf1/syslinux/syslinux.cfg: ==========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# D-I config version 2.0
include menu.cfg
default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 50

# If you would like to use the new menu and be presented with the option to install or run from USB at startup, remove # from the following line. This line was commented out (by request of many) to allow the old menu to be presented and to enable booting straight into the Live Environment!
# ui gfxboot bootlogo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sdf1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

?? = ?? boot/grub/grub.cfg 1

================= sdf1: Location of files loaded by Syslinux: ==================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

?? = ?? ldlinux.sys 1
?? = ?? syslinux/chain.c32 1
?? = ?? syslinux/gfxboot.c32 1
?? = ?? syslinux/syslinux.cfg 1
?? = ?? syslinux/vesamenu.c32 1

============== sdf1: Version of COM32(R) files used by Syslinux: ===============

syslinux/chain.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)
syslinux/gfxboot.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)
syslinux/vesamenu.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)

========= Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive: =========

sda sdb sdc sdd no block devices found

=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

boot_info_script.sh: line 1579: [: 2.73495e+09: integer expression expected
boot_info_script.sh: line 1579: [: 2.73495e+09: integer expression expected
Tell me if you need more information
thanks for your time

[bcbc]

It doesn't show any hard drives. Just the 16GB pendrive and the 1GB usb stick?

What drive is supposed to be there?

[Marco Virdia]

the device\sda must be a 500GB Hard Disk but as i told you ubuntu can't see it and i don't really know why :S

[bcbc]

In normal cases where ubuntu cannot see the drive, it 'sees' it physically but either cannot determine what's on it or finds partition table errors etc. It's pretty strange that it doesn't detect it physically at all.

What sort of drive is it? Specs/model #?