I am facing problem installing ubuntu on my computer / I am trying to install ubuntu on E drive which i completely wiped out so that i can give ubuntu atleat 30 gig /but when i try to install it i chose for a manual install and then i selected the E drive but later it gives me a message cannot locate the ROOT direcoty ..being a beginner with ubuntu i really dont understand that ..Kindly reply

Thanks .I normally don't post here in the LINUX forum; I don't know much about it. But, let me ask, you're trying to create a dual boot configuration with Windows, right? What version of Windows? Did you have multiple PARTITIONS before trying to install Ubuntu? Is Windows on C?yes i have windows partitioned in my pc win xp pro ...let me explain it thie way ...

as i have mentioned earlier its abaisc wiindows installation that i did ..formattde the pc using ntfs throu7gh window created 3 partitions on it ..

so i have C ,D ,E ... now i m keen to have ubuntu ..so what i did is i transferrred all my files in E drive to D drive ..so the E drive is empty and im booting from the ubuntu hoping that i can install it it E drive ..creating dual boot .../This reference should help:
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm?page=1Thanks Just listen to me , amnd dont follow the above Link because is talking abouth LinuxXO who is another Linux OS then Ubuntu ,

if you try to install ubuntu on your E drive manually , you have to create root partion / with 28 GB
and swap partion 2 GB , then should be working fine ,
if you dont kknow how , let the pc doinh aitomatic installation , the ubuntu wil detect automaticly your windows XP and wil not remove it ,


[link removed]Quote from: unixmen on January 12, 2009, 09:52:33 AM

Just listen to me , amnd dont follow the above Link because is talking abouth LinuxXO who is another Linux OS then Ubuntu ,