SATA HDD existing windows/linux partiton not recognised by installer

[linusr]

I'm using Dell Vostro 1500.

Configuration,

160 GB SATA HD
Intel centrino dup processor
256MB nvidia graphiscs card
wreless & bluetooth

Both ubuntu 7.04 & kubuntu 7.10 live cd installer doesn't recognise existing hard disk partitions. I had vista preinstalled, then tried ubuntu 7.04 which couldnt retrieve HD partions. Then tried with pclinuxos which installed. Now again tried with kubuntu 7.10 & again same result. Ubuntu installer fails to retrieve existing partitons and wants to format whoe had disk.

Ubuntu 7.04 could mount existing partions but installtion couldn't & also gparted running in lice cd.

[TerryG (tgalati4)]

Triaged to Incomplete. Was CD checked for integrity? Need to verify with Hardy Alpha to see if problem still exists.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

I doubt that CD integrity is a factor here. Failing to recognise the partition table is usually either a parted bug or a linux bug, depending on the exact situation.

Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this bug, following the directions in http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs? Thanks in advance.

[linusr (linusr)]

Hi,

    It got fixed with ubuntu 7.10. I haven't checked the same with 8.04 apha
yet.

Thanks
Sunil

On 29/02/2008, Colin Watson <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> I doubt that CD integrity is a factor here. Failing to recognise the
> partition table is usually either a parted bug or a linux bug, depending
> on the exact situation.
>
> Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this
> bug, following the directions in
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs? Thanks in
> advance.
>
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> SATA HDD existing windows/linux partiton not recognised by installer
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