[ltp] Partition problem with edgy.

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---- Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote: 
> 
> 
> bhaskins@chartermi.net wrote:
> > I am trying to install Ubuntu Edgy on a multi-boot system.
> > When I try to set up the partitions I get a message that
> > there is no "root" partition, even though I did set a '/'
> > and it is plainly visible in the partition list.
> > This did work when edgy was the only linux distro but not now.
> > The other distro '/' is not visible, it just shows up as media/hda6.
> > Does anyone have a fix or workaround for this problem?
> 
> I saw this - it's a known bug which occurs when you are trying to keep 
> at least one of your other partitions. I'm afraid I don't recall the 
> fix, but it was pretty straightforward, and posted on the ubuntu wiki. 
> If you google the exact text of the error message, you'll find it. Sorry 
> I can't point you to the fix itself, but I hope this helps.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 

Found it!
As it turns out, all that is needed is to delete all of the edgy partitions
and then add them back in.
If I had known that I would have saved several!! hours of work and 

frustration.
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