[ltp] Partition problem with edgy.

[Ari El]

There was an easier workaround so don't have to delete anything.

It's here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281209



Bert Haskins wrote:
> 
> ---- 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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