How can I define a root file system

When you are settling up partitioning you need to set an Ext4 partition as '/' and this will be used as root.

Thank you I try after a rebuild my hard drive it looks like I hosed up the
boot sector for win 7 and win 7 can't fix it

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> Status: Open => Answered
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> When you are settling up partitioning you need to set an Ext4 partition
> as '/' and this will be used as root.
>
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I am still rebuilding and doing other things like dinner

On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Steve Brown <
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> Your question #241356 on gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu changed:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+question/241356
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> Thank you I try after a rebuild my hard drive it looks like I hosed up the
> boot sector for win 7 and win 7 can't fix it
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:26 PM, actionparsnip <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #241356 on gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu changed:
> >
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+question/241356
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> >
> > actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> > When you are settling up partitioning you need to set an Ext4 partition
> > as '/' and this will be used as root.
> >
> > --
> > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> > know that it is solved:
> >
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+question/241356/+confirm?answer_id=0
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After re building my drive I tried to install ubuntu I got it to install
with your help but it crashed the hole hard drive again I am not going to
try I may just go buy Red Hat

On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Steve Brown <
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> Your question #241356 on gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu changed:
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> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+question/241356
>
> You gave more information on the question:
> I am still rebuilding and doing other things like dinner
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Steve Brown <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #241356 on gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu changed:
> >
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+question/241356
> >
> > Status: Answered => Open
> >
> > You are still having a problem:
> > Thank you I try after a rebuild my hard drive it looks like I hosed up
> the
> > boot sector for win 7 and win 7 can't fix it
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:26 PM, actionparsnip <
> > <email address hidden>> wrote:
> >
> > > Your question #241356 on gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu changed:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+question/241356
> > >
> > > Status: Open => Answered
> > >
> > > actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> > > When you are settling up partitioning you need to set an Ext4 partition
> > > as '/' and this will be used as root.
> > >
> > > --
> > > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let
> us
> > > know that it is solved:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+question/241356/+confirm?answer_id=0
> > >
> > > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
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> > >
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Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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