Hi,

I've a HP Pavilion dv6000z laptop and I opted to manually edit/set partitions.
But it keeps complaning 'set the root file system'... This is what I've...

I just choose forward to go to the next screen...

In the above screen, I tried to change the /media/sda5 to "/" as it suggests, but
it still complains 'no root file system'.

Please advice.

Thanks,
Kramer.

you sure you use sda? normally laptop using /dev/hda

Did you set the partition type as ext3 and swap from Partition Magic? I've heard (can't remember where) that Linux partition managers don't like doing it that way. Boot into Windows and blow out sda5 and sda6 and leave them unallocated. Then proceed with the Ubuntu install as normal.

Highlight the partition and hit <Enter>.
Update as required - scroll to bottom to save the updates.

Allow it to format the partitions - including swap.

So near, yet so far...

I selected the partition ( I had previously created using Partition Magic )
deleted it and the swap also and created both.

In doing so, I found that if I choose back ( after that point ), it'd go
crazy and not show those newly created partitions ( ext3 and swap ).

Anyway, the installation went fine, but now after reboot and choosing the
new installation from grub, doesn't get me to the login screen.

It shows the Ubuntu logo, progress bar is shown and the screen goes blank
and keyboard is deactivated I guess ( caps-lock, scroll-lock don't respond ).

One note, when I started the installation, the very 1st screen, where I had
F4 option to change the resolution, I had to use it before, as by luck, I
found that if its set to VGA, it'd be blank, so I changed it 1024x768x32 and
only then I was able to go thro' the installation options.

Back the issues, just before this black out, I was doing alt-f1, I was able
to glance that after it shows the entries and comes to the prompt 'machine-
name:', it dies.

Pl advice, Thanks.

Kramer.

My video card is Nvidia, GeForce Go 7200.

start ubuntu live cd, search whether ubuntu really install all the file inside /dev/sda5.

I believe ubuntu won't tell you installation successfully if it not able to mount a partition or transfer the file inside.

We need more detail about your condition and don't bother to install fist.
and, tell us /boot is under independent partition or same with '/'.

Regards,
Ks

Thro' live-CD I'm unable to browse thro' '/dev/sda5/', they're just displayed as files,
not directories.

I'm not sure I'm doing it right if I just browse '/', while I'm on, thro' live-CD. If I'm at
the right place, /boot has just 5 files, abi*generic, config*genric...

Thanks and pl advice.

I tried to re-install as well. Installation went fine, but no luck to get to the
login screen.

Any suggestions ? Thanks.

I opted 'recovery' menu option. I was able to get to the prompt.
'boot' is under '/', it has everything I could remember seeing in my
last Linux distro( Ubuntu ).

For every few seconds, I saw this one pop-up
"usb 1-4: device not accepting address-6 error 110"

And then in about 2-3 mins, the system froze and now I'm unable
to get to the prompt using the 'recovery option' also.

What do I do ?

Tx.

oh ic.. u attach ur usb hdd during installation?

That was once and ever since, I've formatted the Linux partition
( using Ubuntu ) twice. Is that still an issue ?

We try to narrow down what happend, first we login as single user mode.

if you able to login via command prompt, then you basic system have no problem. The we figure out next step.

Ks