When you partition it, you should be able to state what the partition is for, ie mount as /, forma as ext3, etc. Once this is done and saved, it'll use it.
TBH, I'd disconnect the important disks, and just leave the one you want to partition as linux. That'll give you an extra level of safety when starting out... Oh, yes, I've been there! Steve On Fri, 2009-06-19 at 14:36 +1200, Bryce Stenberg wrote: > Yes - that let me partition my empty drive - but nowhere could I find a > way of selecting this drive for the install. > -bryce. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: steve [mailto:st...@greengecko.co.nz] > > Sent: Friday, 19 June 2009 2:32 p.m. > > To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz > > Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.04 install - direct it to empty hard drive? > > > > Have you tried the manual partition method??? > > > > Steve > > > > On Fri, 2009-06-19 at 14:28 +1200, Bryce Stenberg wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > As part of keeping our options open I have been permitted > > to play with > > > linux on Friday afternoons at work to become familiar with the OS. > > > So for starters I chose to install Ubuntu 9.04 on my work pc, which > > > has three disks and is running Windows XP. > > > Disk1 has 2 ntfs partitons - one a 2 GB active partition > > for booting, > > > the 2nd 198GB with windows install I don't want touched. > > > Disk2 has 80GB - I want linux on this disk (currently formatted Ext4 > > > and empty). > > > Disk3 is 1TB - but is over half full with various virtual machines. > > > > > > When I run the ubuntu install from cd, no matter what I've tried, it > > > seems to want to install itself to my second partition on disk1 - > > > adding extra partitions and resizing. > > > I don't want this partition touched. > > > > > > Can anyone please tell me how to get it installed to Disk2? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Bryce Stenberg. > > > > > > > > > DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, > > please notify us > > > immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone > > call to +64 > > > 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER > > > at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Holdoway <st...@greengecko.co.nz> > > http://www.greengecko.co.nz > > MSN: st...@greengecko.co.nz > > > > -- Steve Holdoway <st...@greengecko.co.nz> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: st...@greengecko.co.nz
