Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Ubuntu12 10 installer does not detect Drive Partitions
Ubuntu12 10 installer does not detect Drive Partitions
Here is the solution for those whose Ubuntu installer does not recognize drive partitions.For that you need to have backup everything on your existing drive.This is the problem of partition table.This has happened because you have installed some programs,which dont understand gpt partition table, in windows.For that you need to clean install microsoft windows after going through the following steps. And then your ubuntu installer will definitely detect your drive partitions.
1.You need to download "gparted iso" from here.
After downloading the iso image you need to make up bootable usb using unetbootin or bootable cd using PowerISO software.
2.Boot through this live cd or usb and follow the figures shown below.
a) Select the first option "GParted Live (Default Settings)
b)Select Ok
c) Hit enter if it asks about the language and which mode you prefer. Gparted itself selects by default.
d) Now you may get this warning. Select yes or no if you get this warning because in next few steps you would be creating new partition table.
e)This is one of the most important steps. Here you need to create new partition table. As shown below go to the device tab and select the "Create Partition Table".
f) You may get the warning as shown below.
WARNING: By this time you should have backed up all of your data because after selecting the new partition table and selecting the apply button will erase everything from your disk and create new partition table. If you have not backed up your data exit from this live cd and backup everything.
If you have backed up all your data and you are ready to clean install windows you can go ahead and please do select msdos partition table type and click on apply.This will erase all your disk data and now you can exit from this live cd and can clean install windows.
g) Try to install windows without connecting to internet because while installing windows by connecting through internet,it may possible that again windows try to install any application that can corrupt your partition table. After you have installed windows you are ready to install ubuntu12.04 or ubuntu12.10 and now your ubuntu installer will be able to see the partitions.
1.You need to download "gparted iso" from here.
After downloading the iso image you need to make up bootable usb using unetbootin or bootable cd using PowerISO software.
2.Boot through this live cd or usb and follow the figures shown below.
a) Select the first option "GParted Live (Default Settings)
b)Select Ok
c) Hit enter if it asks about the language and which mode you prefer. Gparted itself selects by default.
d) Now you may get this warning. Select yes or no if you get this warning because in next few steps you would be creating new partition table.
e)This is one of the most important steps. Here you need to create new partition table. As shown below go to the device tab and select the "Create Partition Table".
f) You may get the warning as shown below.
WARNING: By this time you should have backed up all of your data because after selecting the new partition table and selecting the apply button will erase everything from your disk and create new partition table. If you have not backed up your data exit from this live cd and backup everything.
If you have backed up all your data and you are ready to clean install windows you can go ahead and please do select msdos partition table type and click on apply.This will erase all your disk data and now you can exit from this live cd and can clean install windows.
g) Try to install windows without connecting to internet because while installing windows by connecting through internet,it may possible that again windows try to install any application that can corrupt your partition table. After you have installed windows you are ready to install ubuntu12.04 or ubuntu12.10 and now your ubuntu installer will be able to see the partitions.
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