Ubuntu
ubiquity package

no root file system found cant install

Asked by ease

when i try to install ubuntu i get a no root file system is defined and says to correct this in partitioning menu

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: firefox 3.6.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 24 03:20:22 2011
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
 firefox-branding 3.6.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

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This question was originally filed as bug #880634.

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ease (lewis-gates) said : 		#1
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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#2

How are you trying to install Ubuntu? Are you booting from a live CD/DVD or USB flash drive and attempting to install Ubuntu as your computer's only operating system or alongside another operating system such as Windows? Or are you installing with the Windows installer (Wubi)? At what point during the installation are you given that error message?

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ease (lewis-gates) said : 		#3

i had windows 7 tryed to install next to it. that didnt work now windows isnt showing up. i tryed to reinstall ubuntu by its self and during the partitioning stage it stops and says no root system defined.and ask to change this in the partitioning menu.im booting from CD/DVD.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Did you MD5 test the ISO you downloaded?

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ease (lewis-gates) said : 		#5

no i havent the disc only gives me the option to try or install.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

How did you get the disk?

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ease (lewis-gates) said : 		#7

I bought it online .from ubuntu site.

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#8

Boot the disc, when you see the keyboard and person icons at the bottom center of the screen, press Spacebar, then select your language, then select "Check disc for defects". Let that run. Does it reveal any problems?

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ease (lewis-gates) said : 		#9

I can run off the disk.just wont install.

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ease (lewis-gates) said : 		#10

ok will try that thank you.

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#11

Did you do "Check disc for defects"?

The ability to run Ubuntu from the disc does not mean there are no defects.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#12

If you did manual partitioning, did you mount "/" folder on main ext4 partition ?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#13

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#14

Are you still experiencing this problem? If so, did you do "Check disc for defects"? Did you do manual partitioning, and if so, did you mount / on the main ext4 partition?