ubuntu 9.04 install error :(

[liquidmonkey]

i'm trying to install ubuntu 9.04 (the latest from their website) onto my machine but i keep getting the following error...

writelines() argument must be a sequence of strings

now, i'm TOTALLY NEW to linux / ubuntu so i have no idea what this could mean. i tried google but nothing

i have win7 (j and VISTA (c on my PC and am running win7 when trying to do the install. i'm also trying to install ubuntu on a separate HDD that has 2 partitions.
(i keep all my OS's on separate physical HDD's).



any ideas?
ps, i need ubuntu to run a robotics program (player/stage) for uni and i need it to work TODAY! aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh


pps, how do i add a sig? i couldn't find it in the CP

[reed9]

Are you trying to install using Wubi?

I found this bug report, which suggests selecting a different language than the default in Windows causes this error. Is that applicable to you?

[reed9]

pps, how do i add a sig? i couldn't find it in the CP

I believe you need 15 posts to add a signature.

[liquidmonkey]

ok, have managed to get UBUNTU9.04 to boot from my USB which is great!
however, i get stuck at step 4 of 7, the 'prepare partitions' section.

i'm trying to install onto a HDD that is physically separate from my win7 HDD. the error message i get when trying to choose a partition on that HDD is...

no root file system is defined


i tried going in to the partition options and choosing NTFS but no luck.
do i need to format the HDD in FAT32 or does NTFS work fine?

any other hints?

[reed9]

I'm fairly sure you can't install linux onto a NTFS partition, being a proprietary windows format and all. I would suggest using ext3 or ext4 instead.

Once you have your partitions set up as you like, you need to select the mount points. I believe the error you're getting is because you haven't told the installer to mount your partition to root. There should be a mount point drop down menu of some sort. Root is usually indicated with a /

[reed9]

I found a guide that has screen shots for custom partitioning.
Ubuntu on the Dell Mini 9: Screenshot Tour: Installing Ubuntu 9.04 on the Dell Mini 9

[liquidmonkey]

thanks for that mate!! everything worked great!
onto the next problem