[GRLUG] trouble formatting Lenovo computer for Ubuntu install

[Eric Beversluis]

WELL THAT TIME IT WORK. USED A DIFFERENT USB CABLE FOR THE DVD DRIVE.
(YES--THE FIRST ONE IS ALSO USB 2.) 

HOPE THIS SERIES OF NOTES HASN'T BEEN TOO MUCH BOTHER FOR PEOPLE.
On Sat, 2011-08-27 at 20:32 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-08-27 at 20:14 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2011-08-27 at 17:42 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2011-08-27 at 17:18 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > > > > 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?
> > > > > 
> > > > PPS:
> > > > gparted wouldn't work either. What I was able to pick out of the lines
> > > > flashing by:
> > > > 
> > > > at one point: 
> > > >    unable to open /dev/sr0
> > > >    unable to access /block/sr0
> > > > 
> > > > later a bunch of "SQUASHFS errors"
> > > >    :squashfs-read-data failed to read block 0x403e15e
> > > >    :Unable to read fragment cache entry [403e15e]
> > > >    :Unable to read page, block 403e15e, size 71b1c
> > > > 
> > > > another attempt gave same error messages with different block number
> > > > 
> > > > later I got 'user at debian: ~$' prompt
> > > > 
> > > > later still something about an i/o error
> > > > 
> > > > then later it seems to keep cycling around identifying the USB DVD
> > > > drive.
> > > > 
> > Well that didn't work. It seemed to go ok--no warnings, but two hrs or
> > Hubblean colors on the screen with no progress bar, and when I powered
> > off I saw a number of similar SQUASHFS errors about not being able to
> > read some block.
> > 
> > Brand new computer. Any good ideas out there?
> 
> Looks like other people have had the problem:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SquashfsErrors
> 
> "These errors can be due to a variety of reasons:
> 
>     * bad memory modules (solution: use memtest86+ to check your memory)
>     * a bad dvd drive (solution: if possible, try using a different
> cd/dvd drive)
>     * bad data cable (solution: change it for a new one)
>     * bad media (solution: try burning the iso image to a new disc)
>     * a corrupted iso image (solution: run an md5 checksum, and if they
> don't match, download the iso image again)"
> 
> I'll need to try a different dvd drive--the x120e hasn't liked my Sony
> DVD drive from the start. (No on-board optical drive.) Hopefully not bad
> memory on a new computer. Windows seemed to run ok, though it seemed a
> bit slow for a 4GB RAM machine. Media should be ok. I used first a disc
> I had successfully installed from before and then I used a disc from
> Canonical. I might also try with a different data cable since I don't
> have access tonight to a different DVD drive. Some of the other advice
> seems to assume that one has a functioning machine.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 



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