update: i tried the Feisty Herd 5 and the problem is still there.
however, i did manage to install the system just fine using the alternate CD on advanced mode (didn't try on normal mode...). i'm posting this from Feisty and it's working fine, apparently. so, i guess the problem is with the Live CD... -- Gparted doesn-t detect my hard disk on Feisty Herd2 https://launchpad.net/bugs/81167 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs