Probably a silly question, but are you using the "alternate" Ubuntu disc? This distribution has an "expert" mode that gives more options along the way.
2009/6/19 Bryce Stenberg <br...@hrnz.co.nz>: > 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 > >
