No root filesystem is defined

[MicahD]

Using Ubuntu 10.10, 64-bit, installing after LiveCD testing.

Partition setup:

/dev/sda
... /dev/sda1 (ntfs)
... /dev/sda5 (ext4) <- installing to this
... /dev/sda3 (ntfs)

*note: the ... is only used to create an indent.

sda3 can't really be erased due to its contents, something I can't exactly get back or transfer.

Any help would be appreciated!

[firbolg]

If you are using an existing partition.

Choose manual partitioning - select sda5 - edit partition - set mount point as / then save and carry on.

[rabbidroid]

Using Ubuntu 10.10, 64-bit, installing after LiveCD testing.

Partition setup:

/dev/sda
... /dev/sda1 (ntfs)
... /dev/sda5 (ext4) <- installing to this
... /dev/sda3 (ntfs)

*note: the ... is only used to create an indent.

sda3 can't really be erased due to its contents, something I can't exactly get back or transfer.

Any help would be appreciated!

please run

 df -h

and post the output.

or alternatively, since linux usually puts all your files and applications in your home folder, you can simply copy over the entire home folder (e.g. /home/$USERNAME) to another HDD and wipe everything out and do a proper installation "AND USE THE SAME USERNAME" that you've user the previous time, then copy back all the files from your home folder to the new folder and assuming that you install the same version of ubuntu it sould work perfectly with all your old applications and documents.