Problem with Ububtu.

Hey,

I have a second computer that has an 80gb hdd with windows XP Home on it and another 10gb hdd that has nothing on it. Anyway, i want to install ubuntu on the 10gb hdd just to play around with, but in the middle of the installing, when i get to the partitioning stage i get the error message -
"The attempt to mount a file system with type ext3 in IDE1 slave, partition #1 (hdb1) at / failed"

Does anyone have a way to fix this?
(I'm trying to get it setup so i can choose either windows or linux)

Thanks, alien13

 

You need to make sure that you have your second HDD as master

 

OK, i will set it as the master and let you know how it goes.. thanks

[UPDATE] Well i set it to the master drive and i get the error:
"The attempt to mount a file system with type ext3 in IDE1 master, partition #1 (hda1) at / failed"

 

Have you tried checking the hd for disc errors and such ?

 

Hey,

nah i havent checked it out... what weould be the best way to do this?

Also ill upload a video of what happens.. its not the best filmed though.

ill be back tomorrow.. im going out to friends party today... thanks for the help

here is the video link : http://rapidshare.de/files/22672596/PHOT0003.AVI.html

 

The standard windows chckdsc should do the tric.

 

hey,

well i did the scan but it didnt find anything wrong.

Thanks alien13

 

Try a low level format then, that might do the trick.