Ubuntu :: Defining Root File To Install 10.04 On A Partitioned Disc?
Nov 19, 2010
I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 into an existing partition. The other partition contains some backups.
When I get to step 5, the system freezes on the message that no root file system is defined. Correct this from the partitioning menu.
I have tried the options, but except for allowing the installation to take over the whole disc, erasing my backups, there does not seem to be an alternative way forward.
The following partitions are shown:
sda1 (fat16) 33,7 MB
sda6 (fat16) 26,2 GB
sda5 (ntfs) 53,8 GB
My backups are on sda5 and I am trying to install Ubuntu on sda6.
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