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  1. Bug #187973
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Comment 6 for bug 187973

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Vtrain (niartv) wrote : Re: [Bug 187973] Re: installation crashed while formating the hard disk

Decided to be more conservative. Disk replaced and today installed Ubuntu
version 7.10. You may close this bug for now. Thanks for you answer before.

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:39 AM, TerryG <email address hidden> wrote:

> If this is a new disk, try going into rescue mode and partition manually
> with cfdisk.
>
> Format the new Linux partition with:
>
> mkfs /dev/sdb5
>
> (Make sure you use the correct device number.)
>
> Then check for integrity:
>
> fsck -cc /dev/sdb5
>
> Once you have verified the disk, you can be more confident during
> installation.
>
> --
> installation crashed while formating the hard disk
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187973
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