The selected partition already contains
whenever I try to boot kubuntu it starts up but gives me no login and says
" the selected partition (partition 3 of /var/lib/partman/devices/=dev=sda) already contains the following file system images /ubuntu/disks/root.disk Please uninstall before trying again" I need help, I have no idea what this means and how to fix it. |
Sort of a messy there isnt it? Did you try to install more than once?
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Boot to the Live CD and take a look at the disk from there. Report back what you find.
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Sure. The important thing is to be able to get to a point where you can look at the file system and see what's up with it.
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Well, the error message seems to be telling you that something unexpected or that shouldn't be there is on the drive.
Tell me, were you doing a full install, which involves repartitioning and reformatting the harddrive, or were you trying to install Wubi? According to what I've been able to turn up in a web search, this sounds like it might be a Wubi error. Can you try booting and then take a digital camera picture of what the failure screen looks like? Maybe that will give us a hint. Also, if the boot process give you a choice between Windows and Ubuntu, could you post a picture of the screen for making that choice? |
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EDIT: i'm going to try deleting my folder for kubuntu and reinstall, i'll report what I find out. EDIT!!!: SUCCESS! It turns out I hadn't deleted the Ubuntu files and my PC was pissed about it, I just deleted my ubuntu folder and reinstalled kubuntu. It worked! I am currently typing from the kubuntu web browser! I love myself for my idea, and I hate myself for not uninstalling before installing... Thank you for your help. |
Glad you're running.
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