On Mar 4, 2015 9:22 PM, "Erik Christiansen" <dvalin@internode.on.net> wrote:

On 04.03.15 10:19, Michele Bert wrote:
> 2015-03-04 10:12 GMT+01:00 Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net>:
> >
> > To install on a new hard-drive, selected "Something Else" at the first
> > "Installation type" dialogue.
>
>
> If I get the point right, "Something else" in that context means that
> you want to create the necessary partitions by hand. The simplest
> choice in that menu should e something like "Use full disk", or
> something like that.

There's nothing remotely like that, unfortunately. The dialogue given by
"Something else" simply offers a selection of all the disk devices
present, including the new drive. The "Partitioning ..." button does not
do anything to either propose default partitioning or offer manual
options. It does not even plonk a minimalist root partition, which would
at least allow progression via the "Install now" button. (With the hope
of further partitioning choices on the next dialogue.)

At the first "Installation type" dialogue, the alternatives to
"Something else" are to install over or beside the ubuntu distros found
on the two old drives. That dialogue does _not_ recognise the presence
of the new drive. If it did, I might not be forced down the only other
path.

One old drive is observably approaching end of life, and the other is
also a decade old, so the new drive is very necessary.

> I do not have a 14.04 iso at hand to try right now, thus I'm just guessing.

I have it, and I'm just as lost. GUIs and I don't get along terribly
well, but 10.04 was much better. (Or was that 7.10 or 5.10 that was the
best one? There were proper choices back then.)

Erik

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