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Thread: 12.04 installation, Windows 7 on primary drive, Ubuntu on a separate drive

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i have 5 physical hard drives connected when trying install ubuntu in normal dual boot system. windows 7 professional main ssd, , i'm using standard cd installer 12.04 during boot (no wubi).

managed install fine in past, time comes /dev/sde. instead, want empty drive, /dev/sdd chosen one.

detect other drives when chose more advanced option, allocate own partitions etc, i'm concerned may things further.

i've attached fdisk noted people use int past diagnose this. if need more, let me know.



disk /dev/sda: 64.0 gb, 64023257088 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7783 cylinders, total 125045424 sectors
units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
disk identifier: 0x5715668a

device boot start end blocks id system

/dev/sda1 * 63 125017829 62508883+ 7 hpfs/ntfs/exfat


disk /dev/sdb: 1500.3 gb, 1500301910016 bytes
1 heads, 63 sectors/track, 46512336 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
disk identifier: 0x04678c67

device boot start end blocks id system

/dev/sdb1 * 63 2930272127 1465136032+ 7 hpfs/ntfs/exfat


disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 gb, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
disk identifier: 0x29d40db8

device boot start end blocks id system

/dev/sdc1 63 1953520064 976760001 7 hpfs/ntfs/exfat


disk /dev/sdd: 160.0 gb, 160040803840 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312579695 sectors
units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
disk identifier: 0x26622661

device boot start end blocks id system

/dev/sdd1 2048 312575999 156286976 7 hpfs/ntfs/exfat


disk /dev/sde: 160.0 gb, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
disk identifier: 0x26ac26ab

device boot start end blocks id system

/dev/sde1 * 63 312577023 156288480+ 7 hpfs/ntfs/exfat

as can see, /dev/sdd not empty, has ntfs partition spanning whole disk. ubuntu needs unallocated space, doesn't install on ntfs. if ntfs partition has no data on it, disk still allocated it.

open windows disk management , delete partition, leave space unallocated.

start ubuntu installer again , see if comes choice.

recommend manual install anyway, since gives best control. example, 5 disks bootloader might end on disk don't expect it, , computer might keep booting windows directly. i'm not sure how auto method decides install grub2 bootloader.
in manual option select disk want it. means need create ubuntu partitions youself too.


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