[GRLUG] trouble formatting Lenovo computer for Ubuntu install

[Eric Beversluis]

On Sat, 2011-08-27 at 17:10 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> I've got a new Lenovo ThinkPad x120e.
> 
> I tried to install Ubuntu. I chose the "reformat the whole disk" and set
> up the partitions I wanted (/, /home, and swap). But then when it tried
> to proceed Ubuntu three times said, 
> 
> "The ext4 file system creation in partition #1 of SCSI (0,0,0)(sda)
> failed."
> 
> Does anyone know why this might be?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
PS--the Win OS is gone--it reports no OS when I start it. 
I wonder what gparted will show?



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